Researchers used the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample and identified adult ED visits between 2007 and 2009 with a principal diagnosis of traumatic spinal cord injury.
The incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury in older adults increased from 79.4 per million of older adults in 2007 to 87.7 by the end of 2009. It remained steady among younger adults. The study also found that falls were the leading cause of traumatic spinal cord injuries, causing 41.5 percent of them.
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