Articles: trauma.
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Over the past two decades, the epidemiology of trauma has shifted significantly, driven primarily by demographic changes. Aim of our study was to illustrate the changing landscape of trauma mortality rates and compare them with other leading causes of death. ⋯ Level III retrospective study.
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Understanding the morphologic patterns of degenerative and traumatic spinal conditions is essential for precise diagnosis and management plans. This study evaluates the sequence of structural changes in degenerative spinal disorder patients' discovertebral unit and the traumatic spinal injury patterns in a northwestern Nigerian population. ⋯ This study showed different morphologic patterns in degenerative and traumatic spinal conditions in the study population, with considerable age, gender, and symptom correlations. These findings emphasize the importance of understanding these patterns for effective diagnosis and management strategies of spinal degeneration and trauma.