Table 2.
Traumatic causes of cervical fracture from 2003 to 2012.a
|
Trauma Type |
2003, n (%) |
2006, n (%) |
2009, n (%) |
2012, n (%) |
Total, n (%) |
P
Value |
| Cut/pierce | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 9 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) | 19 (0.2) | .399 |
| Fall | 234 (9.6) | 273 (8.9) | 229 (11.0) | 290 (10.8) | 1126 (10.1) | .051 |
| Firearm | 75 (3.1) | 103 (3.5) | 112 (3.7) | 86 (3.2) | 376 (3.4) | .563 |
| Machinery | 0 | 1 (0) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 8 (0.1) | .116 |
| Sports | 82 (3.4) | 80 (2.7) | 111 (3.7) | 149 (5.5) | 422 (3.8) | <.001b |
| Motor vehicle accident | 1238 (50.8) | 1597 (52.2) | 1488 (49.7) | 1332 (49.3) | 5655 (50.5) | .060 |
| Motorcycle | 52 (2.1) | 97 (3.1) | 99 (3.3) | 93 (3.4) | 341 (3.1) | .030b |
| Bicycle | 45 (1.8) | 72 (2.3) | 62 (2.0) | 58 (2.1) | 237 (2.2) | .412 |
| Pedestrian | 470 (19.3) | 657 (21.5) | 723 (24.2) | 798 (29.6) | 2648 (23.7) | <.001b |
| Miscellaneous transport | 106 (4.3) | 160 (5.2) | 179 (6.0) | 148 (5.5) | 593 (5.3) | .228 |
| Assault | 82 (3.4) | 117(3.9) | 121 (4.0) | 121 (4.0) | 104 (3.9) | .062 |
a
Percentages indicate prevalence of patients per year.
b
Significance of P < .05.