Table 1 Baseline characteristics.
From: Spinal cord tethering and syringomyelia after trauma: impact of age and surgical outcome
Total (n = 67) | Men (n = 56) | Women (n = 11) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 45.8 ± 11.8 | 46.5 ± 12.6 | 42.3 ± 5.6 | 0.087 |
Trauma surgery (n, %) | 40, 59.7% | 33, 58.9% | 7, 63.6% | 0.771 |
AIS grade A (n, %) | 48, 71.6% | 43, 76.8% | 5, 45.5% | 0.280 |
Level of SCI (vertebral segments) | 11.6 ± 5.4 | 11.4 ± 5.3 | 12.7 ± 6.2 | 0.507 |
Extent of tethering/syrinx (vertebral segments) | 8.1 ± 5.6 | 8.3 ± 5.6 | 7.1 ± 5.6 | 0.560 |
Interval trauma to untethering (years) | 16.8 ± 13.4 | 17.6 ± 14.0 | 12.9 ± 9.4 | 0.187 |
Revision rate (n, %) | 25, 37.3% | 22, 39.3% | 3, 27.3% | 0.451 |
Complication rate (n, %) | 4, 6.0% | 4, 7.1% | 0, 0% | 0.361 |
