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Table 4 The distribution of injuries that were accompanied by nerve trauma

From: Traumatic spinal cord and peripheral nerve injuries: correlation of trauma type with subsequent disability

Accompanied injuries

n

%

Fracture/dislocation

144

48.2

Muscle/tendon

42

14.0

Vascular & Muscle/Tendon

26

8.7

Non/Skin Lesions/Soft tissue traumas

23

7.7

Crusha

22

7.4

Fracture/dislocation & Muscle/Tendon

15

5.0

Fracture/dislocation & Vascular

11

3.7

Traumatic disc herniation

7

2.3

Vascular

4

1.3

Fracture/dislocation & Traumatic disc herniation

3

1.0

Direct injury of spinal cordb

2

0.7

Total

299

100.0

  1. aThere were also fractures in 18 of the crush injuries
  2. bCentral cord syndrome (n = 1), Spinal cord injury due to spinal anesthesia (n = 1)