Background: Older people are at increased risk of traumatic spinal cord injury from falls. We
evaluated the impact of older age (≥ 70 yr) on treatment decisions and outcomes. Methods …

Despite the shift in demographics of spinal cord injury (SCI) due to an aging population,
relatively little has been reported regarding the effect of age on outcomes after SCI. This …

As the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in the elderly rises, clinicians are
increasingly faced with difficult discussions regarding aggressiveness of management …

Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To describe functional outcome and
discharge destination of elderly patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries. Setting: National …

Despite an increasing incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI) in the elderly and evidence that
age appears to influence outcome after neurotrauma, surprisingly little is known regarding …

BACKGROUND: Aging of the population has modified the epidemiology of traumatic spinal
cord injury (SCI) as evidenced by the establishment of a bimodal distribution of injuries with …

Given the potential effects of age on mortality, impairment, and disability among individuals
with traumatic spinal cord injury [(SCI), we examined these issues using a large …

Object The authors undertook this study to evaluate the incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI)
in geriatric patients (≥ 70 years of age) and examine the impact of patient age, extent of …

Objective To compare patient and injury characteristics, rehabilitation services, and
outcomes between people incurring traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) at younger and older …

Although there is a trend toward performing early surgery for traumatic spinal cord injury
(SCI), it remains unclear whether this tendency leads to decreased costs and length of stay …