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traumatic spinal cord injury tsci debilitating neurological condition often associated lifelong disability despite limited data pediatric tsci epidemiology united states primary objective estimate tsci hospitalization rates among children including age sex race secondary objectives characterize tsci hospitalizations examine associations sociodemographic characteristics tsci etiology used 2016 kids inpatient database examine tsci hospitalizations among children 21 years descriptive statistics used report individual care setting characteristics initial tsci hospitalizations used census bureau data estimate tsci hospitalization rates number pediatric tsci hospitalizations number us children logistic regression modeling assess associations documented sociodemographic characteristics injury etiology 148 tsci admissions per 100000 children highest rates hospitalization involved older 1520 years male black children hospitalization involving male adjusted odds ratio aor 043 95 ci 033058 black aor 037 95 ci 025055 children less likely involve motor traffic accident hospitalizations black children significantly likely diagnosis tsci resulting firearm incident aor 1897 95 ci 11503128 assault aor 1176 95 ci 6752050 compared hospitalizations white children older male black children disproportionately burdened tsci implementation broad health policies time may effective reducing pediatric tsci hospitalizations preventable injuries