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Figures
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Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) flow diagram of study population inclusion and exclusions of blunt traumatic brachial plexus injuries (BTBPI).
- Figure 2
Year of blunt traumatic brachial plexus injuries (BTBPI) for shielded and unshielded motorized vehicle mechanisms of injury.
Tables
- Table 1
ORs of BTBPIs caused by motor vehicles and BTBPI crash details
Crash details Vehicle All injuries BTBPI (%) OR 95% CI p-value Age
Median (IQR)Male (%) Night (%) Season (%) Alcohol related (%) ISS
Median (IQR)LL UL Winter Spring Summer Fall MVC 5734 22 (0.4) Ref – – – 32 (19) 82 55 23 27 27 18 50 17.0 (17) ATVC 1590 10 (0.6) 1.64 0.7 3.5 0.190 24 (20) 90 20 0 50 30 20 30 33.5 (18) SMC 1367 24 (1.8) 4.64 2.5 8.3 <0.001 39 (12) 92 38 79 21 0 0 38 14.0 (10) MCC 1260 7 (0.6) 1.45 0.6 3.2 0.390 32 (34) 86 29 0 14 43 43 43 17.0 (5) Shielded 5734 22 (0.4) Ref – – – 32 (19) 82 55 23 27 27 18 50 17.0 (17) Unshielded 4217 41 (1) 2.55 1.52 4.29 <0.001 38 (20) 90 32 46 27 15 12 36 17.0 (14) Total 9951 63 (0.6) – – – – 35 (19) 87 40 38 27 19 16 41 17.0 (14) Bolded values have a p-value <0.05, which was considered statistically significant.
ATVC, all-terrain vehicle crash; BTBPI, blunt traumatic brachial plexus injuries; ISS, Injury Severity Score; LL, lower limit; MCC, motorcycle crash; MVC, motor vehicle crash; Ref, reference category; SMC, snowmobile crash; UL, upper limit.
Blunt traumatic brachial plexus injuries in a northern rural US setting: increased likelihood in unshielded motor-powered crashes
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