Table 1: Demographic data and injury characteristics.
|
|
SSPSF (n = 10) |
LSPSF (n = 29) |
Total (n = 39) |
|
Age (years) |
30.7 (SD: 9.2) |
36.5 (SD: 17.3) |
35 (SD: 15.7) |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
Male |
7 (70.0%) |
22 (75.9%) |
29 (74.36%) |
|
Female |
3 (30.0%) |
7 (24.1%) |
10 (25.64%) |
|
Level of Fracture |
|
|
|
|
T11 |
3 (30.0%) |
1 (3.4%) |
4 (10.3%) |
|
T12 |
3 (30.0%) |
6 (20.7%) |
9 (23.1%) |
|
L1 |
4 (40.0%) |
16 (55.2%) |
20 (51.3 %) |
|
L2 |
0 (0%) |
6 (20.7%) |
6 (15.4%) |
|
Mechanism of Injury |
|
|
|
|
Motor vehicle crash |
9 (90.0%) |
23 (79.3%) |
32 (82.0%) |
|
Falls |
1 (10.0%) |
6 (20.7%) |
7 (18.0%) |
|
AO fracture type |
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AO type A3 |
6 (60.0%) |
12 (41.4%) |
18 (46.1%) |
|
AO type A4 |
4 (40.0%) |
17 (58.6%) |
21 (53.8%) |
SSPSF: Short Segment Posterior Spinal Fixation; LSPSF: Long Segment Posterior Spinal Fixation