Spectrum of Different Spinal Disorders Presenting to Neurosurgical Department of Public Sector Tertiary Care Hospitals of Peshawar

Authors

  • ADNAN AHMED Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Medical Teaching Institution Peshawar
  • MOHAMMAD ISHAQ Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Medical Teaching Institution Peshawar
  • MUMTAZ ALI Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Medical Teaching Institution Peshawar
  • MUSAWER KHAN Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Medical Teaching Institution Peshawar
  • SOHAIL AHMAD Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Medical Teaching Institution Peshawar
  • SYED NASIR SHAH Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Medical Teaching Institution Peshawar
  • SAJJAD AHMAD Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Medical Teaching Institution Peshawar
  • MANSOOR AHMAD Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Medical Teaching Institution Peshawar
  • ADNAN KHALIQ Department of Neurosurgery, Lady Reading Hospital, Medical Teaching Institution Peshawar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36552/pjns.v23i4.391

Keywords:

Traumatic spinal injuries, Non traumatic spinal injuries, epidemiology

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the spectrum of different spinal disorders presenting to the Neurosurgical department of public sector tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar.
Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study carried out in the Neurosurgery departments of two public sector tertiary care hospitals in district Peshawar from January 2012 to December 2018. Our inclusion criteria comprised of all those patients who were having spinal abnormalities irrespective of age and gender, admitted either via emergency or OPD. We excluded those patients who were dead on arrival or whose data was lacking including those who did not do their follow up and those who were not given consent for the study.
Results: Out of total 5,579 patients, male to female ratio was 1:1.7. The age range was from 6 days to 78 years. Elective cases were 63.61% (n = 3,549) and emergency were 36.37% (n = 2,030). TSCI were 35.01% (n = 1,953) and NTSCI were 3,626 (n = 64.99%). Out of all patients, 91.03% (n = 5,079) were treated surgically. About 79% (n = 4,406) had a good outcome.
Conclusion: We collected data and made a survey of the spectrum of different spinal abnormalities resulting from various etiologies focused over the last 6 years. We found a variety of cases presenting to our departments of neurosurgery. Non traumatic spinal injuries are more frequent as compared to traumatic ones.

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2019-12-29

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Vol. 23 No. 4 (2019): October-December

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