Table 3. Injury patterns and feasibility of the reduction maneuver.
| PNB | AS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 18 | n = 12 | p | |
| Upper extremity, n (%) | 2/18 (11.1) | 4/12 (33.3) | 0.18* |
| Lower extremity, n (%) | 16/18 (88.9) | 8/12 (66.7) | 0.18* |
| thigh, n (%) | 4/18 (22.2) | 3/12 (25.0) | 1.00* |
| lower thigh, n (%) | 12/18 (66.7) | 5/12 (41.7) | 0.26* |
| Dislocated injury and reduction required, n (%) | 15/18 (83.3) | 9/12 (75.0) | 0.66* |
| Reduction-feasibility | n = 15 | n = 9 | |
| easy, n (%) | 12/15 (80.0) | 2/9 (22.2) | 0.01* |
| intermediate, n (%) | 0/15 (0.0) | 2/9 (22.2) | 0.13* |
| impossible, n (%) | 3/15 (20.0) | 5/9 (55.6) | 0.10* |
| 0.01# | |||
PNB: peripheral nerve block; AS: analgosedation
* two-tailed Fisher’s exact test
# two-tailed Pearson's Chi-square test