Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Distribution of level of lesion in our study population and in patients who sustained a fracture
Level of lesion | All patients (%) | Patients with fractures (%) |
|---|---|---|
Thoracic | 270 (31.3) | 55 (59.8) |
Upper lumbar (L1−L3) | 248 (28.8) | 24 (26.1) |
Lower lumbar (L4 + L5) | 286 (33.2) | 12 (13.0) |
Sacral | 58 (6.7) | 1 (1.1) |
Total | 862 (100) | 92 (100) |