Kentucky Injury Prevention
and Research Center Publicaions

Spinal Cord Injury

W. Jay Christian

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is one of the most debilitating types of trauma. Disability, loss of productivity, extreme use of medical resources, and untold human suffering routinely accompany these injuries. In order to assess the need for services for people with SCI, estimate the impact on the medical system, and focus prevention efforts a Kentucky-specific understanding of the epidemiology of SCI is needed. Beginning in 1999 the Kentucky Acquired Brain Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board contracted with the University of Kentucky, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, to conduct statewide surveillance of acquired brain injury, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. The SCI data presented in this report are part of the larger surveillance effort.

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Comments to Mark Schneider, Last Modified: September 10, 2001
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