Table 2 Cervical range of motion versus duration of hard collar usage
From: Range of motion in the cervical spine after odontoid fracture treated with anterior screw fixation
Movement | 3–5 months (n = 13) | > 6 months (n = 27) | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\( \overline{x} \) | Me | SD | \( \overline{x} \) | Me | SD | t/U | p | |
Bending forward | 40.50 | 44.00 | 17.23 | 39.30 | 40.00 | 16.84 | 185.0 | 0.924 |
Extension | 53.00 | 60.00 | 17.00 | 37.44 | 40.00 | 20.54 | 110.5 | 0.030 |
Left lateral flexion | 31.79 | 25.00 | 18.25 | 23.78 | 25.00 | 11.13 | 141.5 | 0.194 |
Right lateral flexion | 30.86 | 25.00 | 19.34 | 24.30 | 20.00 | 10.92 | 155.0 | 0.362 |
Left rotation | 52.50 | 52.50 | 18.89 | 39.15 | 40.00 | 21.55 | 127.5 | 0.091 |
Right rotation | 55.71 | 45.00 | 21.11 | 40.59 | 50.00 | 23.08 | 122.5 | 0.067 |