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) |