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. 2013 Winter;19(1):1–8. doi: 10.1310/sci1901-1

Table 6.

Neurologic outcomes of the most common specific etiologies

Specific etiology, %
Outcome Automobile (n=2,394 ) Fall (n=1,920) Gunshot (n=791) Motorcycle (n=512) Diving (n=361) Medical/surgical (n=309)
Level of injury
 C1-C4 30.9 35.1 15.4 27.9 44.0 19.4
 C5-C8 30.8 30.3 12.8 16.4 52.4 15.9
 T1-T6 16.2 9.2 25.7 32.6 2.2 19.4
 T7-S3 21.7 24.3 45.9 22.7 0.6 43.7
 Normal 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6
AIS (n=2,375 ) (n=1,919) (n=792) (n=514) (n=359) (n=304)
 A 49.9 30.2 64.6 51.8 41.8 22.4
 B 13.2 10.7 10.2 14.6 30.9 11.8
 C 13.9 18.5 12.0 14.4 11.7 23.7
 D 22.7 39.7 13.0 18.9 15.0 40.8
 E 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.3

Note: AIS = American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale.