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. 2020 Oct 21;17(4):615–623. doi: 10.1177/1558944720963895

Table 4.

Cumulative Incidences of Individual Nerve Injuries at 90 days, 180 days, 1 Year, and 2 Years.

Injured nerve Patients (n) a Cumulative incidence (%)
90 days 180 days 1 year 2 years
Brachial plexus 155 851 0.59 0.74 0.865 0.985
Axillary nerve 155 851 0.12 0.145 0.17 0.18
Musculocutaneous nerve 155 851 0.009 0.013 0.018 0.021
Radial nerve 235 551 0.58 0.67 0.75 0.84
Median nerve 235 551 2.41 3.27 3.96 5.03
Ulnar nerve 235 551 0.81 1.13 1.45 1.84
Digital nerves 618 677 0.96 0.98 1.00 1.03
Lumbosacral plexus 63 761 0.088 0.13 0.17 0.23
Femoral nerve 63 761 0.093 0.15 0.22 0.32
Sciatic nerve 80 436 0.235 0.31 0.41 0.53
Tibial nerve 81 880 0.034 0.041 0.048 0.054
Peroneal nerve 81 880 0.49 0.63 0.77 0.88
Tarsal nerve 271 199 0.053 0.099 0.18 0.31
Plantar nerves 271 199 0.16 0.30 0.50 0.83
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Patients with at least one trauma in the anatomical group corresponding to each nerve injury. A total of 891 996 patients had at least one upper extremity trauma. A total of 365 466 patients had at least one lower extremity trauma.