Retrospective analysis identifies urinary tract infection frequency as key risk factor for renal scarring in spinal cord injury individuals, suggesting unique mechanisms.
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.
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