Characterization of spinal cord lesion in Bangladesh

Abstract

Purpose: To identify the characterization of spinal cord lesion in Bangladesh. Objective: To explore socio-demography information, to identify traumatic causes associated with spinal cord injury and to find out non-traumatic causes of spinal cord injury in Bangladesh. Methodology: The study design was descriptive cross sectional study. Total 94 samples were selected by purposive sampling from inpatient of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP). Data was collected by mixed type questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis which focused through table, pie chart and bar chart. Result: Age of the studied subject range between 8-60 years. Most of them were male (n=85, 90.4%). This study shows major traumatic causes of spinal cord injury were fall (n=62, 66%) and motor vehicle accident (n=25, 18.2%). Major types of fall include fall from height (36.3%), fall from roof (10.6%), fall heavy weight on back (15.9%). Major causes for nontraumatic spinal cord lesion were Pott’s disease (3.2%) and spinal tumour (2.1%). The main working areas during spinal cord injury were farm/ranch (44.7%), street (19.1%), home area (12.8%) and construction area (3.5%).Conclusion: Fall from height, fall heave weight on back, road traffic accident and pott’s diseases are the major causes of spinal cord lesion in Bangladesh. The victims are mostly young. Most of the injuries are found in farm/ranch and home area during working