Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample
Variable | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 98 (59.8) |
Female | 66 (40.2) | |
Cause of Injury | Road Traffic crashes | 103(62.8) |
Fall | 54 (32.9) | |
Assault/violence related | 5 (3.0) | |
Other | 2 (1.2) | |
Level of Vertebra | T10 | 8 (4.9) |
T11 | 14 (8.5) | |
T12 | 64 (39.0) | |
L1 | 52 (31.7) | |
L2 | 26 (15.9) | |
Smoking | Yes | 30(18.3) |
No | 134 (81.7) | |
Diabetes | Yes | 27 (16.5) |
No | 137(83.5) | |
Pre-operative Frankel grade | A | 0 (0.00) |
B | 36 (22.0) | |
C | 72 (43.9) | |
D | 56(34.1) | |
E | 0(0.00) | |
Last follow up Frankel grade | A | 0 (0.00) |
B | 0 (0.00) | |
C | 12 (7.3) | |
D | 55(33.5) | |
E | 97(59.1) | |