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Etiology (Causes) of Spinal Cord Disability in Arkansas
Damage
to the spinal cord is divided into traumatic and non-traumatic
categories.
Traumatic
causes are injuries to the spinal cord which occur from an external
force or mechanism. They usually occur at a specific time and
place.
Non-traumatic causes are internal disease processes, birth abnormalities,
tumors, degenerative disorders and other conditions which affect
the spinal cord. They usually develop and degrade the spinal cord
over an extended period of time.
The
tables below indicate the number and percent of traumatic and
non-traumatic cases which were active on June 1, 2000. For both
traumatic and non-traumatic cases a breakdown by etiology is given.
A further analysis of traumatic etiologies is available on the
SCI Statistics page. A Fact Sheet, providing more information,
is available for many of the non-traumatic etiologies.
On
June 1, 2000 there were 2,134 active cases on the Arkansas Spinal
Cord Disability Registry. Of the total 2,134 cases, 1,285 (60.2%)
were traumatic cases and 849 (39.8%) were non-traumatic cases.
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Traumatic
Etiology
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| Cause |
Number
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Percent
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| Auto
/ truck |
511
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39.8
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| Gunshot |
213
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16.6
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| Falls |
158
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12.3
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| Diving |
90
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7.0
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| Motorcycle |
73
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5.7
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| Falling
object |
70
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5.4
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| Medical
/ surgical complication |
26
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2.0
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| Other
(known) |
26
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2.0
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| Pedestrian
and vehicle |
25
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1.9
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| ATV,
moped, dirt bike |
23
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1.8
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| Sports,
recreation |
21
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1.6
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| Assault
(no weapon) |
20
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1.6
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| Airplane
crash |
11
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0.9
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| Other,
vehicle related |
10
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0.8
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| Stabbing |
7
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0.5
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| Unknown |
1
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0.1
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