Table 1 Patient characteristics

Age

P = 0.3954

  Mean (SD)

53.6 (22.3)

52.9 (22.5)

60.3 (20.2)

  Range

18–95

18–95

25–79

Sex

P = 1

  Female

37

34 (53%)

3 (50%)

  Male

33

30 (47%)

3 (50%)

Poly-Trauma

P = 1

  No

43

39 (61%)

4 (67%)

  Yes

27

25 (39%)

2 (33%)

Fracture Location

P = 0.3387

  Thoracic Fracture(s)

31

30 (47%)

1 (17%)

  Lumbar Fracture(s)

29

25 (39%)

4 (67%)

  Thoracic and Lumbar Fractures

10

9 (14%)

1 (17%)

Fracture Level

P = 0.3501

  T8

1

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

  T9

1

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

  T10

2

2 (3%)

0 (0%)

  T11

5

4 (6%)

1 (17%)

  T12

28

28 (44%)

0 (0%)

  L1

27

22 (34%)

5 (83%)

  L2

5

5 (8%)

0 (0%)

  L3

1

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

Multiple Vertebral Fractures

P = 0.6663

  No

50

45 (70%)

5 (83%)

  Yes

20

19 (30%)

1 (17%)

Fracture Morphology

P = 0.3106

  Thoracic Compression

24

24 (38%)

0 (0%)

  Thoracic Burst

11

10 (16%)

1 (17%)

  Thoracic Flexion-Distraction

2

2 (3%)

0 (0%)

  Lumbar Compression

17

15 (23%)

2 (33%)

  Lumbar Burst

16

13 (20%)

3 (50%)

TLICS Score

P = 0.3893

  1

36

34 (53%)

2 (33%)

  2

16

15 (23%)

1 (17%)

  3

4

4 (6%)

0 (0%)

  4

12

9 (14%)

3 (50%)

  6

1

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

  7

1

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

PLC Injury

P = 0.2488

  No Injury

53

50 (78%)

3 (50%)

  Indeterminate/Suspected

16

13 (20%)

3 (50%)

  Injured

1

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

Consulting Surgeon

P = 1

  Orthopaedic

28

26 (41%)

2 (33%)

  Neurosurgery

42

38 (59%)

4 (67%)

TLSO in First X-Ray

P = 0.028

  No

32

32 (50%)

0 (0%)

  Yes

38

32 (50%)

6 (100%)

TLSO in Final X-Ray

P = 0.0093

  No

57

55 (86%)

2 (33%)

  Yes

13

9 (14%)

4 (67%)