PATTERN OF SPINE AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES IN TIKUR ANBESSA HOSPITAL, ETHIOPIA

Hagos Biluts Mersha | Bio
AAU,COHS,SOM,department of surgery
Mersha Abebe Weldemariam | Bio
Tsegazeab Laeke | Bio
Abenezer Tirsit | Bio
Addisalem Belete Gurara | Bio
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  • Submited: February 19, 2015
  • Published: August 5, 2015

Abstract

Background: Spinal injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Fall and Road traffic accident are the main etiologic factor.

Objective: The aim of this study was to asses local hospital patterns of spinal injury and compare them with published reports.

Methods and Patients: This is a hospital based cross sectional study of patterns of patients with spine and spinal cord injury seen at the Emergency OPD, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital (TASTH), Department of Neurosurgery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the period between April 2008 and March 2012. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. The variables included were the Socio-demographic such as age sex, distance of patients’ residence area from the TAH. In addition to the above profiles, causes of injuries, Occupation, diagnosis, time spent between arrival and Admission and decision taken at OPD level. Differences in proportions were examined using Chi-square test.

Results: A statistically significant male predominance (84.9 %)(p, 0.0001) was observed, the mean age was 32.8 years, with range10 to 84 years. Mean duration of presentation to TASH was 4.3 days with a range 1 hour-60 days, Fall from height (P<0.001) and Road traffic collisions were the main cause of spine and spinal cord injuries in 36.4% and 32.9% of the patients respectively Most often the cervical spine was involved (33.0%), Sixty-nine (17.9%) patients had associated injuries, majority of respondents (25.5%) were farmers, Majority belonged to ASIA A grade. All the deaths, 7(8.3%) occurred in patients with complete cervical spine lesion.

Conclusion: Spinal injury was an important indication for neurosurgical consultations in our service. Complete cord injuries were more common than incomplete and the case incidence from fall was remarkably high.

Key words: Spinal cord injury. Patterns, Ethiopia

 

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Mersha, H. B., Weldemariam, M. A., Laeke, T., Tirsit, A., & Gurara, A. B. (2015). PATTERN OF SPINE AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES IN TIKUR ANBESSA HOSPITAL, ETHIOPIA. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 53(2). Retrieved from https://emjema.org/index.php/EMJ/article/view/69

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