Non-Fatal Principal Diagnosis SCI Cases from 2007-09 have been compiled with the invaluable assistance of Shannon Beaven and Mike Singleton at the Kentucky Neurotrauma Registry and the Kentucky TBI Surveillance Project. Occurrence of Spinal Cord Injury in Kentucky: Between 2007-09, there were 720 reported cases of non-fatal spinal cord injury in Kentucky. During this period there were cases of spinal cord injuries reported for persons living in all but 5 counties (96%) in Kentucky (data comes courtesy of the Kentucky Neurotrauma Registry and the TBI Surveillance Project). Gender: From 2007-09 the frequency of non-fatal cases of spinal cord injury between males and females was roughly consistent with national averages in which 80.9% are male and 19.1% are female. However, in Kentucky there appears to be a slightly larger proportion of females who have experienced a spinal cord injury when compared to the national average. Table 1 shows the ratio of spinal cord injury broken down by gender.
Ratio of Spinal Cord Injuries Broken Down by Gender -
| Frequency | Percent | |
| Males | 502 | 70 |
| Females | 218 | 30 |
Top Five Causes of Non-Fatal Spinal Cord Injury in the State of Kentucky -
| Mechanism of Injury | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Percent | Percent | Percent | |
| MVTC | 20 | 27 | 24.1 |
| Falls | 25 | 31.6 | 30.9 |
| Other transportation | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| Struck by/Against | 4.7 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Firearms | 0.8 | 2 | 3.2 |
*One of the fastest growing groups that are sustaining SCI are the 55 years and older. This may be related to the high percentage of fall-related injury.