Traumatic spinal injuries in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective single-centre medical record review (original) (raw)

ObjectivesTo describe the patterns and outcomes of traumatic spinal injuries (TSIs) in a tertiary care trauma centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.DesignRetrospective medical record review.SettingLevel 1 trauma centre for all patients presented from 1 February 2016 to 31 December 2018.Participants and dataRecords of patients presenting with any spinal trauma were reviewed, and the data obtained included age, gender, nationality (as Saudi and non-Saudi), date of presentation, site of fracture/injury, associated injuries, mechanism of injury, presence of neurological involvement and hospital mortality.Main outcomesFrequencies of different types of TSI across various subgroups.ResultsWe identified 692 patients who presented with TSI throughout the study period. The mean age was 36.9 years. Males represented 83.2% (n=576) of the sample size, and the most common mechanism of injury was motor vehicle collision (MVC), accounting for 66.8% of cases (n=462), while fall-related injuries were seen i...