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Table 2 Enrolment data of studied patients

From: Posterior short-segment fixation with implanting pedicle screw in the fractured level as a feasible method for treatment of thoracolumbar fracture

Data

Findings

Age (years)

Strata

<40

22 (61.1%)

40-49

8 (22.2%)

≥50

6 (16.7%)

Total

44.3±1.6

Gender

Males

26 (72.2%)

Females

10 (27.8%)

Mechanism of injury

Road traffic accident

20 (55.6%)

Fall from height

12 (33.3%)

Hit by falling objects

4 (11.1%)

Injury-surgery interval (days)

4.8±1.6

Injury segmental distribution

Thoracic (T0-T12)

10 (27.8%)

Lumbar (L1-L2)

26 (72.2%)

Type of fracture

Type A

(Compression)

A1

4 (11.1%)

A2

12 (33.3%)

A3

10 (27.8%)

Total

26 (72.2%)

Type B (Distraction)

6 (16.7%)

Type C (Rotation)

4 (11.1%)

  1. Data are presented as numbers & mean±SD; percentages are in parenthesis