From: Predictors of the failure of conservative treatment in patients with a thoracolumbar burst fracture
Variable | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 41 (61.2) |
Female | 26 (38.8) |
Need for surgery | |
Yes | 16 (23.9) |
No | 51(76.1) |
Cause of injury | |
Road traffic | 37 (55.2) |
Fall | 21 (31.3) |
Sport | 3 (4.5) |
Assault | 4 (6.0) |
Other | 2 (3.0) |
Level of vertebra | |
T10 | 4 (6.0) |
T11 | 8 (11.9) |
T12 | 25(37.3) |
L1 | 19 (28.4) |
L2 | 11 (16.4) |
Smoking | |
Yes | 26 (38.8) |
No | 41 (61.2) |
Diabetes | |
Yes | 14 (20.9) |
No | 53 (79.1) |