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Table 3 Distribution of surgical strategies according to different spine trauma locations and severity

From: Possible advantages of early stabilization of spinal fractures in multiply injured patients with leading thoracic trauma - analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

 

Total

No Surgery (NSI)

Early Surgery (ESI)

Late Surgery (LSI)

Fracture of the thoracic spine AIS ≥ 3

69.1 (1188)

24.8 (295)

54.7 (650)

20.5 (243)

 AIS TS = 3

51.8 (685)

29.2 (200)

43.2 (296)

27.6 (189)

 AIS TS = 4

14.8 (61)

23.0 (14)

59.0 (36)

18.0 (11)

 AIS TS = 5

33.4 (442)

18.3 (81)

71.9 (318)

9.7 (43)

Fracture of the lumbar spine AIS ≥ 3

37.6 (645)

22.5 (145)

55.8 (360)

21.7 (140)

 AIS LS = 3

75.0 (484)

24.6 (119)

49.4 (239)

46.0 (126)

 AIS LS = 4

9.6 (62)

17.7 (11)

74.2 (46)

8.1 (5)

 AIS LS = 5

15.4 (99)

15.2 (15)

75.8 (75)

9.1 (9)

  1. Surgical timing in correlation to the severity of the concomitant thoracic or lumbar spine fracture. Percentages (number of patients) are given