Spinal Cord Injury

Looking for information?

For information about patient care, local resources, and to participate in local research projects, contact your regional Model Spinal Cord Injury System. For general SCI information, consult our Resource page.

What can you find at this site?

Currently, you can find the following content on this site:

• A Database of SCI Model System Research Publications. This searchable database contains the peer-reviewed publications produced by the Model SCI Systems.
• An overview of the 14 Model SCI Systems and their contact information.
• A resource list of major spinal cord injury organizations.

What are the ongoing projects at the MSKTC?

• Systematic reviews of the research evidence. We compile, evaluate and summarize the published research evidence relating to a particular topic in order to provide practitioners, consumers and others with the best and latest information available for making health decisions.
  
• Technical Assistance for Model Systems. We are developing materials to assist the Model Systems in providing accessible, user-friendly information to consumers and other audiences.

 

Did you know? SCI is an uncommon but often catastrophic injury with an annual incidence of 40 per million and a prevalence of 250,000 in the United States (National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center) .

 

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