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Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess demographics, injury mechanisms, treatment characteristics, and neurological outcomes in a cohort of pediatric patients with traumatic SCI, and to determine patient and injury factors associated with neurological recovery after injury.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this retrospective observational cohort study, children and adolescents with traumatic SCI presenting to a quaternary children\u2019s hospital from January 2000 to December 2020 were identified. Patients with spinal column injury without evidence of spinal cord involvement, such as fracture and ligamentous injury alone, were excluded. Neurological examinations were abstracted from clinical notes at admission, discharge, and 3- to 4-month and 12-month follow-up time points, and the grade of injury was assessed per the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS). Univariate logistic regression was used to identify associations between demographic, injury, and treatment variables with improvement of \u2265 1 AIS grade at 12 months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seventy-five patients (45 male, mean age 10.4 years) with traumatic SCI were included in the analysis. The injury mechanism was most often motor vehicle collision (MVC; n = 35, 46.7%), followed by sports and recreation injuries (n = 23, 30.7%) and falls (n = 9, 12%). There were 36 patients (48%) with concomitant nonspinal injuries, including 24 (32%) with traumatic brain injury. Overall, 15 patients (20%) died in the hospital at a median of 1 day (IQR 1\u20132 days) after injury, most of which were associated with MVC, concomitant head injury, and\/or craniocervical junction (CCJ) dissociation. Surgical intervention was performed for 30 patients (40%). Of the 47 patients with AIS grades A\u2013D who survived to the 1-year follow-up, 34 (72%) improved by \u2265 1 AIS grade and 11 (23%) improved by \u2265 2 AIS grades by 12 months. A higher injury severity score (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.77\u20130.93) and spinal cord hemorrhage on MRI (OR 0.09, 95% CI 0.01\u20130.58) were associated with lower odds of improvement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mortality was relatively common after pediatric SCI and was associated with CCJ dissociation or concomitant nonspinal injuries. 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