Table 1.
Demographic, procedural, and clinical characteristics of the included patients.
| Number of patients (gender) | Age | Mechanism of injury | Location of injury | Side affected | Interval injury-surgery (mos) | Follow-up (mos) | Neuropathic pain (VAS) | Sensory recovery (BMRC) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preop | Postop | Preop | Postop | |||||||
| 1 (M) | 69 | VT | C5-C6 | L/R | 12 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 (F) | 21 | VT | C5-C6-C7 | R | 19 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 (M) | 33 | HV | C7-C8-T1 | R | 6 | 191 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 (M) | 20 | VT | C5-T1 | R | 7 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 (M) | 21 | VT | C5-T1 | L | 9 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 (F) | 27 | VT | C5-C6-C7 | L | 20 | 72 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 (M) | 43 | VT | C5-C6 | L | 6 | 108 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 (M) | 22 | IT | C5-C6-C7 | R | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 (M) | 56 | VT | C5-C6 | R | 8 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 (M) | 28 | SI | C5-T1 | R | 5 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| ∗ Mean (SD) | 34 ± 16.85 | 10.6 ± 5.46 | 61.9 ± 53.62 | 8.4 ± 1.58 | 3.4 ± 3.27 | 2.8 ± 1.62 | 3.5 ± 0.97 | |||
| Median (min-max) | 27.5 (20 - 69) | 8.5 (5 - 20) | 38.5 (12 - 191) | 8.5 (5 - 10) | 4 (0 - 9) | 3.5 (0 - 4) | 4 (1 - 4) | |||
VAS: visual analogue scale. BMRC: British Medical Research Council sensory grading scale. VT: vehicular trauma. HV: hit by a vehicle. IT: industrial trauma. SI: stab injury. SD: standard deviation. ∗The data were represented as mean and standard deviation despite being a nonparametric sample because in the literature they are usually represented in this manner.