Table 2.
Mechanism of injury for AARS, other cervical spine injuries (CSI) and non-CSI controls
| Mechanism | AARS N = 55 |
Other CSI N = 485 |
Non-CSI Controls‡ N = 1060 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls (total) * | 20 (36%) | 90 (19%) | 314 (30%) |
| Elevation* | 15 (27%) | 60 (12%) | 202 (19%) |
| Stairs | 1 (2%) | 8 (2%) | 54 (5%) |
| Ground level | 4 (7%) | 22 (5%) | 58 (5%) |
| Motor vehicle crash occupant*† | 6 (11%) | 146 (30%) | 260 (25%) |
| Blunt injury* | 6 (11%) | 10 (2%) | 73 (7%) |
| Sports | 5 (9%) | 85 (18%) | 104 (10%) |
| Other motorized transport crash (e.g. motorcycle, all terrain vehicle, etc.) | 3 (5%) | 15 (3%) | 32 (3%) |
| Non-motorized transport collision or fall (e.g. bicycle, scooter, etc.) | 2 (4%) | 27 (6%) | 46 (4%) |
| Non-motorized vehicle hit by motor vehicle | 1 (2%) | 15 (3%) | 63 (6%) |
| Pedestrian hit by motor vehicle*† | 0 (0%) | 38 (8%) | 123 (12%) |
| Diving* | 0 (0%) | 35 (7%) | 1 (0%) |
| Hanging | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0%) |
| Other*† | 12 (22%) | 24 (5%) | 41 (4%) |
*
Fisher’s exact test p-value <0.05 comparing AARS to Other CSI
†
Fisher’s exact test p-value <0.05 comparing AARS to Non-CSI controls
‡
One Non-CSI control patient was missing documentation for injury mechanism and was not included in Fisher’s exact tests