Application of International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury in China:A Retro-spective Study / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the application of International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) in China. Methods A retrospective review was performed and the articles were identified in Chinese National Knowledge Infra-structure (CNKI), Wanfang data and CqVip data from January 2012 to January 2015. The articles were searched by words Spinal Cord Inju-ry, Paraplegia and Tetraplegia. Results The usage rate of ISNCSCI was 46.6%in domestic, and they were 60.7%, 47.8%and 35.3%in de-partments of rehabilitation, spinal surgery and orthopedics, respectively. Conclusion ISNCSCI is not widely used in spinal cord injury re-search in China, so it is important to raise the awareness and promote the use of ISNCSCI.