Table 2 The associations between the type of trauma and the affected nerves (peripheral/spinal cord) and anatomical regions

Nerves

PNIs

n (%)

112 (65.9)

14 (50.0)

20 (87.0)

36 (100.0)

16 (100.0)

198 (72.5)

SCIs

n (%)

58 (34.1)

14 (50.0)

3 (13.0)

-

-

75 (27.5)

Total

n (%)

170 (100.0)

28 (100.0)

23 (100.0)

36 (100.0)

16 (100.0)

273 (100.0)

Adj. p-value

0.004^a

0.009^a

0.138^a

 < 0.001^a

0.024^a

 < 0.001^†

Anatomical regions

Right upper limb

n (%)

33 (19.7)

2 (7.1)

3 (13.6)

14 (40.0)

11 (68.8)

63 (23.5)

Left upper limb

n (%)

32 (19.2)

5 (17.9)

6 (27.3)

15 (42.9)

5 (31.2)

63 (23.5)

Right lower limb

n (%)

21 (12.6)

4 (14.3)

4 (18.2)

2 (5.7)

-

31 (11.6)

Left lower limb

n (%)

23 (13.8)

3 (10.7)

6 (27.3)

4 (11.4)

-

36 (13.4)

Spinal column

n (%)

58 (34.7)

14 (50.0)

3 (13.6)

-

-

75 (28.0)

Total

n (%)

167 (100.0)

28 (100.0)

22 (100.0)

35 (100.0)

16 (100.0)

268 (100.0)

Adj. p-value

0.032^a

0.066^†

0.132^†

 < 0.001^†

 < 0.001^†

 < 0.001^†