Table 3 Relationship between qualitative variables and failure of treatment
Variable | Failure of treatment | Statistical analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N (%) | No N (%) | |||
Sex | Male | 29 (14.2) | 175 (85.8) | P = 0.621 |
Female | 15 (11.7) | 113 (88.3) | ||
Cause of Injury | Road Traffic | 28 (15.5) | 153 (84.5) | N/A |
Fall | 15 (14.2) | 91 (85.8) | ||
Sport | 2 (16.6) | 10(83.3) | ||
Assault | 1 (3.4) | 28 (96.6) | ||
Other | 0(0.00) | 4 (100.0) | ||
Level of Vertebra | T10 | 3(20.0) | 12(80.0) | N/A |
T11 | 6 (22.2) | 21(77.8) | ||
T12 | 19(15.0) | 108(85.0) | ||
L1 | 10 (8.9) | 102 (91.1) | ||
L2 | 6(11.8) | 45 (88.2) | ||
Smoking | Yes | 14(25.9) | 40(74.1) | P = 0.231 |
No | 35 (12.8) | 239 (87.2) | ||
Diabetes | Yes | 14(25.9) | 40 (74.1) | P = 0.182 |
No | 30 (10.8) | 248 (89.2) | ||
Index level instrumentation | Yes | 7(6.5) | 101 (93.5) | P = 0.002 |
No | 37 (16.5) | 187 (83.5) | ||
Posterolateral fusion | Yes | 25(15.8) | 133 (84.2) | P = 0.163 |
No | 19 (10.9) | 155 (89.1) | ||
Use of crosslinks | Yes | 14 (13.7) | 88 (86.3) | P = 0.474 |
No | 30 (13.0) | 200 (87.0) | ||