Originally published by our sister publication, General Surgery News
Approximately half of all Americans have sustained at least one traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to major accidents, assault, military trauma and sports injuries. It is estimated that each year there are 2.8 million TBIs in the United States and 69 million worldwide, at a financial cost of $4 billion in the United States and $400 billion globally. Recent national focus on TBIs has been the result of the