Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Reliability of thoracolumbar burst fracture classification in the Swedish Fracture Register
Variable | |
|---|---|
n | 277 |
Age (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 43.1 (14.6) |
Sex | |
Female | 125 (45%) |
Male | 152 (55%) |
Medical imaging modality reviewed, n (%) | |
Conventional radiograph | 11 (4%) |
CT | 206 (74%) |
CT and MRI | 56 (20%) |
MRI | 4 (1%) |
Registering physician in the SFR, n (%) | |
Intern | 16 (6%) |
Orthopedic surgeon | 43 (16%) |
Resident | 36 (13%) |
Spine surgeon | 123 (44%) |
Unknown/Missing | 59 (21%) |
Mechanism of injury, n (%) | |
Bicycle accident | 6 (2%) |
Exposure to mechanical forces | 7 (3%) |
Fall from height | 126 (45%) |
Horse riding accident | 26 (9%) |
Road traffic accident | 91 (33%) |
Self-inflicted injury | 10 (4%) |
Struck against object | 6 (2%) |
Watercraft related accident | 1 (0%) |
Missing | 4 (1%) |
Treatment, n (%) | |
Non-operative | 167 (60%) |
Operative | 110 (40%) |
Fracture level SFR, n (%) | |
Th10 | 3 (1%) |
Th11 | 11 (4%) |
Th12 | 64 (23%) |
L1 | 126 (45%) |
L2 | 45 (16%) |
L3 | 28 (10%) |
SFR type A, n (%) | |
A3/4a | 277 (100%) |
SFR type B, n (%) | |
B0 | 148 (53%) |
B1 | 52 (19%) |
B2 | 38 (14%) |
BX | 39 (14%) |
Neurology, n (%) | |
Intact | 269 (97%) |
Radiculopathy | 8 (3%) |