Table 1 Patient characteristics of all 2153 CS-Fx patients
From: Epidemiology of traumatic cervical spinal fractures in a general Norwegian population
| Â | N (%) 2153 (100%) |
|---|---|
Sex | Â |
 Male | 1453 (67.5) |
 Female | 700 (32.5) |
Age | Â |
 0–19 years | 125 (5.8) |
 20–49 years | 552 (25.6) |
 50–64 years | 480 (22.3) |
 65 + years | 996 (46.3) |
Comorbidity | Â |
 ASA1 1–2 | 1269 (59.0) |
 ASA 3–5 | 783 (36.5) |
 Unknown | 101 (4.5) |
Living | Â |
 Independent living | 1678 (77.9) |
 Dependent living | 299 (13.9) |
 Unknown | 176 (8.2) |
Mechanism of injury | Â |
 Fall | 1219 (56.7) |
 Bicycle | 261 (11.9) |
 4 W-MVA2 | 212 (9.8) |
 Sport | 100 (4.7) |
 2 W-MVA3 | 97 (4.5) |
 Diving | 49 (2.3) |
 Pedestrian hit by MV | 30 (1.4) |
 Other | 185 (8.7) |
Level of CS-Fx | Â |
 Only C04–C2 | 807 (37.5) |
 Only C3–C7 | 1193 (55.4) |
 Both C0–C2 + C3–C7 | 153 (7.1) |
Role OUH5 | Â |
 Admitted OUH | 1216 (56.6) |
 Image review and treatment advice from OUH | 622 (28.7) |
 Follow-up OUH (primary treatment elsewhere) | 315 (14.7) |
Treatment | Â |
 Surgery | 557 (25.9) |
 External immobilization alone | 1398 (64.9) |
 None | 198 (9.2) |