Association between spinal level affected and mechanisms of injury (n=692)
| Spinal level | Total | Mechanism of injury | P value | |||
| Motor vehicle collisions | Fall from height | Fall from ground level | Assault-related injuries | |||
| No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | ||
| Occiput | 4 (0.6%) | 3 (75.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.884 |
| Cervical | 178 (25.7%) | 141 (79.2%) | 21 (11.8%) | 10 (5.6%) | 6 (3.4%) | <0.001 |
| Thoracic | 308 (44.5%) | 211 (68.5%) | 58 (18.8%) | 36 (11.7%) | 3 (1.0%) | 0.615 |
| Lumbar | 373 (53.9%) | 225 (60.3%) | 89 (23.9%) | 56 (15.0%) | 3 (0.8%) | <0.001 |
| Sacral | 37 (5.3%) | 18 (48.6%) | 13 (35.1%) | 4 (10.8%) | 2 (5.4%) | 0.015 |