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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 303)

From: Complications and long-term outcomes after open surgery for traumatic subaxial cervical spine fractures: a consecutive series of 303 patients

 

N (%)

Sex

 Male

225 (74)

 Female

78 (26)

Age (years)

 ≤19

24 (8)

 20–39

88 (29)

 40–59

96 (32)

 60–79

67 (22)

 ≥80

28 (9)

Injury mechanism

 Falls

156 (51)

 Motorized vehicle accident

86 (28)

 Pedal cyclist injured in transportation accidents

19 (6)

 Pedestrian injured in transportation

6 (2)

 Assault

5 (2)

 Diving

14 (5)

 Others

17 (6)

Head injury severity scale

 None

42 (14)

 Minimal

119 (39)

 Mild

106 (35)

 Moderate

22 (7)

 Severe

14 (5)

ASIA impairment scale preoperatively

 A (complete)

45 (15)

 B (incomplete; sensory but no motor function below neurological level, including sacral segments)

17 (6)

 C (incomplete; motor function preserved below neurological level with more than half of the key muscles graded <3/5)

16 (5)

 D (incomplete; motor function preserved below neurological level with more than half of the key muscles graded ≥3/5)

51 (17)

 E (normal)

159 (52)

 Not possible to grade due to head injury/multitrauma

15 (5)

Type of surgery

 ACDF with anterior plating

155 (51)

 Corpectomy with autologous iliac crest graft and anterior plating

54 (18)

 Posterior fusion with wiring technique

42 (14)

 Posterior fusion with lateral mass screws

24 (8)

 Combined anterior-posterior fusion (360° fusion)

28 (9)

SLIC points at time of first surgery

 1

0

 2

8 (2.6)

 3

15 (5.0)

 4

32 (10.6)

 5

43 (14.2)

 6

58 (19.2)

 7

50 (16.5)

 8

31 (10.2)

 9

38 (12.5)

 10

28 (9.2)