Table 3 Radiographic and clinical results of patients having undergone treatment for AARS.

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

VBLADS (mm)

Pre-treatment

3.04 ± 1.20

3.11 ± 1.04

2.98 ± 0.99

0.727

Post-treatment

0.61 ± 0.81

0.97 ± 1.11

0.67 ± 0.97

0.207

ADI (mm)

Pre-treatment

2.76 ± 0.67

2.82 ± 0.61

2.86 ± 0.58

0.706

Post-treatment

2.53 ± 0.57

2.63 ± 0.40

2.68 ± 0.51

0.648

ISTPRC

   

0.640b

Excellent

18

21

23

Good

15

21

20

Fair

2

4

5

Poor

2

9

4

Success rate

94.59

83.64

92.31

0.271b, c

Zhengzhou Cervical Vertebrae Scoring Scale

95.95 ± 6.11

94.63 ± 6.30

95.00 ± 6.02

0.411

  1. aAll numerical data were non-parametric and analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test by ranks; bCategorical data was assessed using a bootstrap Chi-square test; cCategorical comparison of poor outcomes to successful outcomes (fair, poor and excellent); Abbreviations: ADI - Atlantodental Interval, ISTPRC - Industry Standards of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People’s Republic of China, VBLADS - variance of bilateral lateral atlantodental space.
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