Electronical supplementary material
Table 11.
Characteristics of patients with ACDFP for subaxial injuries.
Current results and comparison to literature*
Variable
Sample size
Mean age (years)
Follow-up (months)
Follow-up rate (%)
Fusion rate (%)
AO-Magerl injury type
Type A (%)
Type B (%)
Type C (%)
Fracture dislocation (%)
1-level fusion
2-level fusions
Fused levels
Fusion C2-3
Fusion C3-4
Fusion C4-5
Fusion C5-6
Fusion C6-7
Fusion C7-T1
Current
study
Literature*
26
42.4
67
92.9
88.5
84.1 (29-231) [4,5,8-12,14-18,20,23,25,26,29-31]
40.1 (32-51) [1,3-5,10-12,14,15,19,21,23,25,27,29]
33.6 (6-132) [1,3,5,9,11,15,16,18,21,24-26,29]
87.5 (60.1-100) [3-5,7-9,11,29]
99.2 (95.4-100) [1,3-5,8,18,25-27,29,30]
7.7
57.7
36.6
30.8
88.5
11.5
22.1 (20-24.2) [12,18,22]
38.9 (23-53.6) [12,18,22]
39.2 (22.7-55) [12,18,22]
46.7 (16.5-66) [5,15,28]
65.1 (10-91.6) [1,5,6,8,11-13,17,25,27]
33.3 (8.4-77.1)[1,5,8,11-13,17,27]
19.2
34.6
34.6
3.8
4.9 (3-6.8) [2,5,26,30]
10 (8-12.9) [2,5,12,27,30]
16.6 (15.3-18) [5,11,12,26,30]
24.5 (23-26.2) [5,8,12,30]
33.5 (26.6-43-0) [5,12,13,27,30]
7 (4-10.5) [5,12,30]
*Studies selected and included if variables were reported or could be calculated.
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