Risk factors for renal scarring in individuals with spinal cord injury: A retrospective study

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Authors

Won Sik Dho · Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Todd A. Linsenmeyer · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Steven Kirshblum · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

H. M. Ko · Parkside Hospital

Einat Engel‐Haber · Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Sung-Hwa Ko · Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Soo Yeon Kim

Abstract

Our study is the first to identify risk factors for renal scarring by analyzing demographic and urological parameters in individuals with SCI, with symptomatic UTI frequency emerging as the strongest risk factor. Our findings suggest that there may be unique, yet undetermined, pathophysiological mechanisms underlying renal scarring in the SCI population.

Topics & Keywords

Spinal Cord Injury Research Acute Kidney Injury Research Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2025.2600740

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