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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

• The annual incidence rates of spinal cord compression is estimated approximately to be 8-246 cases per 100,000 population.

Prevalence

• Worldwide, the prevalence of spinal cord compression is 236 to 1,298 per million pouplation.
• In United States the prevalence is estimated to be 171,000 persons

Demographics

Gender

Men are more commonly affected with spinal cord compression than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 4 to 1.

Race

There is no racial predilection to spinal cord compression.