Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample
Variable | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 204 (61.4) |
Female | 128(38.6) | |
Failure of treatment | Yes | 44(13.3) |
No | 288(86.7) | |
Cause of Injury | Road Traffic crashes | 181(54.5) |
Fall | 106 (31.9) | |
Sport | 12 (3.6) | |
Assault/violence related | 29 (8.7) | |
Other | 4 (1.2) | |
Level of Vertebra | T10 | 15 (4.5) |
T11 | 27 (8.1) | |
T12 | 127 (38.3) | |
L1 | 112 (33.7) | |
L2 | 51 (15.4) | |
Smoking | Yes | 58 (17.5) |
No | 274 (82.5) | |
Diabetes | Yes | 54 (16.3) |
No | 278(83.7) | |
Use of crosslinks | Yes | 102 (30.7) |
No | 230 (69.3) | |
Index level instrumentation | Yes | 108 (32.5) |
No | 224(67.5) | |
Posterolateral fusion | Yes | 158 (47.6) |
No | 174 (52.4) | |