Table 1 Patient and treatment characteristics by follow-up status

Number (%)

39 (100%)

23 (59%^b)

14 (36%^b)

16 (41%^b)

Age at injury^a

75.9 (65.3–90.2)

75.0 (65.3–86.4)

74.2 (65.3–82.8)

77.2 (65.5–90.2)

Female

30 (77%)

20 (87%)

13 (93%)

10 (63%)

Fracture type

 C1

22 (56%)

15 (65%)

8 (57%)

7 (44%)

 C2

4 (10%)

4 (17%)

2 (14%)

0

 C3

13 (33%)

4 (17%)

4 (29%)

9 (56%)

 Open fracture

10 (26%)

3 (13%)

1 (7%)

7 (44%)

Mechanisms of injury

 Simple fall

31 (79%)

20 (87%)

12 (86%)

11 (69%)

 Fall (< 3 m)

3 (8%)

1 (4%)

0

2 (13%)

 Fall while cycling

4 (10%)

2 (9%)

2 (14%)

2 (13%)

 Other

1 (3%)

0

0

1 (6%)