Table 4.
Functional level of lesion |
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Thoracic N = 28 (%) | High-lumbar N = 83 (%) | Mid-lumbar N = 130 (%) | Low-lumbar N = 97 (%) | Sacral N = 44 (%) | |
Shunt | 17 (60.7) | 47 (56.6) | 59 (45.4) | 61 (62.9) | 13 (29.6) |
Fever | 6 (21.4) | 20 (24.1) | 33 (25.4) | 20 (20.6) | 14 (31.8) |
Injury/falls | 4 (14.3) | 11 (13.2) | 14 (10.8) | 8 (8.2) | 8 (18.2) |
Bladder | 2 (7.1) | 8 (9.6) | 15 (11.5) | 3 (3.1) | 3 (6.8) |
Bowel | 3 (10.7) | 0 | 7 (5.4) | 2 (2.1) | 3 (6.8) |
Skin | 0 | 2 (2.4) | 3 (2.3) | 0 | 0 |
Post-op | 0 | 2 (2.4) | 6 (4.6) | 4 (4.1) | 3 (6.8) |
N = number of ED visits.