Table 3 Relationship between qualitative variables and needs to surgery
From: Predictors of the failure of conservative treatment in patients with a thoracolumbar burst fracture
Variable | Need for surgery | Statistical analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes N (%) | No N (%) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 10 (24.3) | 31 (75.7) | p = 0.947 |
Female | 6 (23.0) | 20 (77.0) | |
Cause of injury | |||
Road traffic | 10 (27.1) | 27 (72.9) | N/A |
Fall | 6 (28.2) | 15 (71.8) | |
Sport | 0 (0.0) | 3(100) | |
Assault | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100) | |
Other | 0(0.0) | 2 (100) | |
Level of Vertebra | |||
T10 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | N/A |
T11 | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | |
T12 | 7 (28.0) | 18 (72.0) | |
L1 | 3 (15.7) | 16 (84.3) | |
L2 | 2 (18.1) | 9 (81.9) | |
Smoking | |||
Yes | 12 (46.1) | 14 (53.9) | *p = 0.001 |
No | 4 (9.7) | 37 (90.3) | |
Diabetes | |||
Yes | 5 (31.2) | 11 (69.8) | p = 0.306 |
No | 9 (17.6) | 42 (82.4) | |