Table 4

Levels of spinal injury, fatality and neurological deficits

Spinal levelTotal
No (%)
DeathP valuePresence of neurological deficitP value
No (%)No (%)
Occiput4 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)0.8640 (0.0%)0.548
Cervical178 (25.7%)4 (2.2%)0.00526 (14.6%)<0.001
Thoracic308 (44.5%)0 (0.0%)0.04424 (7.8%)0.703
Lumbar373 (53.9%)2 (0.5%)0.53124 (6.4%)0.062
Sacral37 (5.3%)1 (2.7%)0.1441 (2.7%)0.208