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How many spinal cord injuries occur in the U.S. each year?
Published on 09/14/2005
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 Studies suggest the incidence rate of SCI is about 40 cases per million population, excluding those who die at the scene of the accident. Given a current United States population of approximately 281.4 million persons, this means that over 11,000 new cases occur each year.

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