• Chron Dis Inj Can · Jun 2013

    The economic burden of traumatic spinal cord injury in Canada.

    • H Krueger, V K Noonan, L M Trenaman, P Joshi, and C S Rivers.
    • University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
    • Chron Dis Inj Can. 2013 Jun 1;33(3):113-22.

    IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to estimate the current lifetime economic burden of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in Canada from a societal perspective, including both direct and indirect costs, using an incidence-based approach.MethodsAvailable resource use and cost information for complete/incomplete tetraplegia and paraplegia was applied to the estimated annual incidence of tSCI, by severity, in Canada.ResultsThe estimated lifetime economic burden per individual with tSCI ranges from $1.5 million for incomplete paraplegia to $3.0 million for complete tetraplegia. The annual economic burden associated with 1389 new persons with tSCI surviving their initial hospitalization is estimated at $2.67 billion.ConclusionWhile the number of injuries per year in Canada is relatively small, the annual economic burden is substantial.

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