Analysis of Patient-Dependent and Trauma-Dependent Risk Factors for Persistent Brachial Plexus Injury after Shoulder Dislocation

Table 1

The summary of demographic data of patients with persistent brachial plexus injury after shoulder dislocation requiring operative intervention.

Mean patient age (range)	50 yr and 1 mo (19 yr and 3 mo–73 yr and 6 mo)
Mean time from dislocation to operation (range)	9.2 mo (1–84 mo)
Gender
Male	58
Female	15
Side
Right	40
Left	33
Mechanism of injury
Low energy	37
High energy	28
Not specified	8
Type of brachial plexus injury
Single nerve	22
Partial	31
Complete	20
Accompanying injuries
Absent	40
Present	33
GTF	22
RCT	7
HF	4
Time from dislocation to reduction
Not known	32
Known	41
≤6 hours	34
>7 hours	7

yr: year; mo: month; GTF: fracture of the greater tuberosity of humerus, RCT: rotator cuff tear, and HF: humeral fracture.