Table 1.
Patient demographics
| LC1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | Surgical (n = 51) | Nonoperative (n = 107) | p value* |
| Sex | M:21, F:30 | M:53, F:54 | 0.394 |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 35 ± 13.4 | 41 ± 21 | 0.064 |
| Percent below poverty level | 12 | 10.0 | 0.788 |
| Preinjury narcotics (%) | 9 (17.6%) | 8 (7.5%) | 0.096 |
| Preinjury depression (%) | 10 (19.6%) | 20 (18.7%) | 0.99 |
| Ethnicity | 36 white, 15 nonwhite | 81 white, 26 nonwhite | 0.561 |
| CCI | 1 | 1 | 0.543 |
| LE AIS | 3 | 3 | 0.389 |
| LC2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | Surgical (n = 45) | Nonoperative (n = 78) | p value* |
| Sex | M:22, F:23 | M:32, F:46 | 0.453 |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 37 ± 15 | 45 ± 28 | 0.787 |
| Percent below poverty level | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.99 |
| Ethnicity | 30 white, 15 nonwhite | 59 white, 19 nonwhite | 0.302 |
| Preinjury narcotics (%) | 5 (11.1%) | 7 (9%) | 0.757 |
| Preinjury depression (%) | 7 (15.6%) | 11 (14.1%) | 0.798 |
| CCI | 1 | 2 | 0.99 |
| LE AIS | 3 | 3 | 0.668 |
* Differences between means were evaluated using the Student’s t-test; differences in proportions for binary variables were evaluated using Fisher’s exact test; LC = lateral compression; CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index; LE = lower extremity; AIS = Abbreviated Injury Score; M = male; F = female.