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Table 5 Neurological status at time of diagnosis for patients with C0–C2 and subaxial fractures (fxs)

From: The epidemiology of traumatic cervical spine fractures: a prospective population study from Norway

Neurological Status

C0–C2 fx (N = 133) N (%)

Subaxial fx (N = 203) N (%)

Fisher’s exact test

Normal

117 (88)

152 (75)

p < 00.1

Root

0 (0)

15 (7)

Incomplete SCI

5 (4)

22 (11)

Complete SCI

0 (0)

6 (3)

Unknown

11 (8)

8 (4)

 
  1. 17 of the 319 patients included in this study had both C0-C2 and Subaxial Fractures (fxs). Thus, the sum of C0-C2 and Subaxial fxs in this table adds up to 336. Regarding the 17 patients with combined fxs, the charts/MRI scans were used to determine wheter the neurological deficit(s) were associated with the axial or subaxial components of the injury.