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Table 1 Number and anatomic distributions of spinal injuries detected in earthquake-related and non-earthquake-related injuries

From: Earthquake-related versus non-earthquake-related injuries in spinal injury patients: differentiation with multidetector computed tomography

Injury

Earthquake-related injuries (exposed cohort)

Non-earthquake-related injuries (unexposed cohort)

Type of injury

Number of patients/vertebrae

Spinal injuries

198/501

167/438

Major injuries

173/252

155/255

Minor injuries

119/249

94/183

Anatomic distributions (vertebrae)

Major/minor injuries

Major/minor injuries

   Cervical spine

42/26

83/43

   Thoracic spine

90/66

87/60

   Lumbar spine

120/157

85/80