Table 2 Clinical characteristics and treatment parameters of AARS patients.

From: Comparison of Glisson traction, soft or rigid cervical collars for the treatment of acute atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation in children: a retrospective study

 

Glisson traction (n = 37)

Soft Collar (n = 55)

Rigid Collar (n = 52)

P-valuea, b

Male/female (n, %)

22/15 (59.5/40.5)

31/24 (56.4/43.6)

30/22 (57.7/42.3)

0.958

Age (years)

5.12 ± 1.66

4.95 ± 1.72

5.32 ± 1.54

0.224

Cause of disease

   

0.889

Minor trauma

21

30

28

Inflammation

6

7

10

Unknown

10

18

14

Fielding Type I (n, %)

32 (86.5)

47 (85.5)

43 (82.7)

0.871

Fielding Type II (n, %)

5 (13.5)

8 (14.5)

9 (17.3)

Time from onset to treatment (days)

4.56 ± 3.17

3.91 ± 2.90

3.83 ± 3.03

0.368

Treatment duration (days)

13.70 ± 8.01

10.85 ± 3.88

14.77 ± 6.21

0.0016

  1. aAll numerical data were non-parametric and analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test by ranks; bCategorical data was assessed using the Chi-square test.
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