Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: The epidemiology of traumatic cervical spine fractures: a prospective population study from Norway
N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
All | 319 (100) | |
Sex | Female | 102 (32.0) |
Male | 217 (68.0) | |
Age group | 0-15 | 7 (2.2) |
16-30 | 49 (15.4) | |
31-45 | 56 (17.6) | |
46-60 | 65 (20.4) | |
61-75 | 64 (20.1) | |
76-90 | 65 (20.4) | |
91-105 | 13 (4.1) | |
Ankylosing spondylitis | Yes | 15 (4.7) |
Number of levels injured | 1 | 237 (74.3) |
2 | 68 (21.3) | |
3 | 10 (3.1) | |
4 | 3 (0.9) | |
5 | 1 (0.3) | |
C0–C7 fx | Total | 420 (100) |
C0–C2 fx | C0 | 22 (5.2) |
C1 | 27 (6.4) | |
C2 + C2/3 | 98 (23.3) | |
C3–C7 fx | C3 + C3/4 | 25 (6.0) |
C4 + C4/5 | 39 (9.3) | |
C5 + C5/6 | 61 (14.5) | |
C6 + C6/7 | 89 (21.2) | |
C7 + C7/Th1 | 59 (14.0) | |
Neurological status at the time of diagnosis | Normal | 252 (79.0) |
Root injury | 15 (4.7) | |
Incomplete SCI | 27 (8.5) | |
Complete SCI | 6 (1.9) | |
Unknown | 19 (6.0) | |
HISS | No head injury | 34 (10.7) |
Minimal | 181 (56.7) | |
Mild | 69 (21.6) | |
Moderate | 13 (4.1) | |
Severe | 22 (6.9) |