Research Article
Analysis of Patient-Dependent and Trauma-Dependent Risk Factors for Persistent Brachial Plexus Injury after Shoulder Dislocation
Table 2
Detailed demographic data of patients with persistent brachial plexus injury after shoulder dislocation requiring operative intervention.
| | Injury category | No. of pts (%) | Mean age | M : F | Simple fall | Fall from a height | MVA | Other | R : L |
| | Isolated dislocation | 40 (55%) | 50 y and 5 m | 4 : 1 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 : 20 | | Dislocation + accomp. injury | 33 (45%) | 49 y and 3 m | 3.7 : 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 20 : 13 | | Dislocation + GTF | 22 (30%) | 48 y and 8 m | 5.5 : 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 : 8 | | Dislocation + RCT | 7 (9.6%) | 54 y and 8 m | 2.5 : 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 : 3 | | Dislocation + HF | 4 (5.4%) | 47 y and 7 m | 3 : 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 : 2 | | Single nerve injury | 22 (30%) | 43 y and 7 m | 5.5 : 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 : 11 | | Complete BPI | 20 (27%) | 53 y and 3 m | 3 : 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 : 8 |
| | Total | 73 | 50 y and 1 m | 3.9 : 1 | 37 (51%) | 21 (29%) | 7 (9%) | 8 (11%) | 40 : 33 |
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No.: number; pts: patients; M: males; F: females; MVA: motor vehicle accident; R: right; L: left; y: years; m: months; accomp.: accompanying; GTF: fracture of greater tuberosity of humerus; RCT: rotator cuff tear; HF: humeral fracture; BPI: brachial plexus injury.
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