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Table 5 Distribution of thoracic injury severity in multiply injured patients suffering from serious thoracic spine injury

From: Possible advantages of early stabilization of spinal fractures in multiply injured patients with leading thoracic trauma - analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

 

No Surgery (NSI) n = 180

Early Surgery (ESI) n = 295

Late Surgery (LSI) n = 189

AIS Thorax = 3

67.2 (121)

62.7 (185)

63.0 (119)

AIS Thorax = 4

18.3 (33)

25.1 (74)

20.1 (38)

AIS Thorax = 5

14.5 (26)

12.2 (36)

16.9 (32)

  1. Percentages (patient numbers) are given. The difference in distribution of AISThorax severity between ESI and LSI groups was statistically not significant (p = 0.21)
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241