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Table 2 Time from injury to surgery

From: Complications and long-term outcomes after open surgery for traumatic subaxial cervical spine fractures: a consecutive series of 303 patients

Time to surgery

Number of patients (%) Group Aa

Number of patients (%) Group Bb

<12 h

12 (5)

 

12–24 h

56 (21)

 

1 day

36 (13)

 

2 days

42 (16)

1 (2.9)

3 days

28 (10)

 

4 days

20 (7)

1 (2.9)

5 days

13 (5)

2 (5.9)

6 days

13 (5)

2 (5.9)

7 days

7 (3)

2 (5.9)

8 days

8 (3)

2 (5.9)

9 days

6 (2)

1 (2.9)

10 days

2 (<1)

 

11 days

3 (1)

 

12 days

2 (<1)

2 (5.9)

13 days

3 (1)

 

Third week

6 (2)

2 (5.9)

Fourth week

6 (2)

1 (2.9)

Second month

5 (2)

8 (23.6)

Third month or later

1 (<1)

10 (29.4)

Total

269 (100)

34 (100)

  1. aGroup A: Primary intention to treat was surgical
  2. bGroup B: Reassigned from conservative treatment to surgery