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Table 1 Demographic Data

From: A new decompression technique for upper lumbar fracture with neurologic deficit-comparison with traditional open posterior surgery

 

New approach group

Traditional posterior surgery group

P

Cases

21

29

 

Age(y)

37.7 ± 10.9

39.5 ± 9.7

0.54

Male

16

20

0.574

Injured Level

  

0.917

 L1

12

17

 

 L2

9

12

 

AO fracture classification

  

0.974

 A3

5

6

 

 A4

8

9

 

 B2

3

6

 

 C1

3

5

 

 C2

2

3

 

TLICS score

6.5 ± 1.9

6.8 ± 2

0.542

  1. TLICS, Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity
  2. The AO fracture classification was adopted according to Reinhold et al. [21]