Table 1.

Patient characteristics and clinical data for study cohort

Sex
Male	n = 122, 80.2%
Female	n = 30, 19.8%
Age
Mean and range	41 years; 13–77 years
Median	38.5 years
Spine injury cause
Traffic trauma	n = 96, 64%
Fall injuries	n = 42, 28%
External trauma	n = 8, 5.3%
Gunshot wound	n = 2, 1.3%
Others	n = 2, 1.3%
Spine injury level
C3–C5	79, 51.97%
C6–C8	42, 27.63%
D1–D5	22, 14.47%
D6–D10	9, 5.92%
Spine injury grade
ASIA A	n = 119, 78.28%
ASIA B	n = 21, 13.82%
ASIA C	n = 11, 7.24%
ASIA D	n = 1, 0.66%
APACHE II
Mean and range	7.48, 6.73–8.24
Median	7
ISS
Mean and range	29.28, 28.13–30.44
Median	25

ASIA grade: severity score according to the American Spinal Injury Association [25] APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II, ISS injury severity score