Table 4.
Cervical and Thoracic Injuries: Demographics and Clinical Variables on Admission To Study in Riluzole and Registry Patients
| Riluzole | Registry | Riluzole | Registry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Cervical N=28 | Cervical N=28 | p value | Thoracic N=8 | Thoracic N=8 |
| AIS | |||||
| A | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | |
| B | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 28 | Matched | 8 | 8 |
| Age in years | 41.3±17.4 | 40.8±14.4 | 0.91 | 45.4±16.4 | 30.4±17.7 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 24 | 23 | 6 | 8 | |
| Female | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 1.00 | 8 | 8 |
| Cause | |||||
| Motor vehicle accident | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
| Fall | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sports | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Assault | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 0.52 | 8 | 8 |
| Hours to hospital ED | 3.0±1.8 | 2.4±2.3 | 0.28 | 3.6±1.7 | 2.7±2.9 |
| Surgery | |||||
| Yes | 25 | 28 | 8 | 8 | |
| No | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 0.24 | 8 | 8 |
| Hours to surgery | |||||
| 6–12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12–24 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| 24–48 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| >48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 28 | 0.42 | 8 | 8 |
| Body mass index | 26.4±4.1 | 27.0±4.2 | 0.59 | 28.1±4.3 | 26.1±1.9 |
| Surgical approach | |||||
| Anterior | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Posterior | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | |
| Both | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 28 | 0.52 | 8 | 8 |
| Corticosteroids | |||||
| Yes | 10 | 17 | 4 | 4 | |
| No | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 0.11 | 8 | 8 |
AIS, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; ED, emergency department.