Table 1.
Patient demographic characteristics
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Patients (total no.) |
64 |
| Age in years (mean, range) |
42 (19–70) |
| Sex (m:f) |
49:15 |
| Body mass indexa (no of patients: < 18.5:18.5–24.9:25–29.9: > 30) |
2:30:15:16 |
| Admission AIS grade (no. of patients A:B:C) |
43:8:13 |
| Level of injury (no. of patients ce:th:co) |
33:22:9 |
| Injury to surgery (hours mean, range) |
39.27 (9–72) |
| Surgical approach (no. of patients post:ant + post) |
54:10 |
| Decompression (no. of patients sp-al:sp-al + lami:sp-al + lami + duro) |
9:46:9 |
AIS American spinal injuries association Impairment Scale; ant anterior; ce cervical; co conus; duro duroplasty; f female; lami laminectomy; m male; post posterior; sp-al spinal alignment; th thoracic
aData missing in one patient