Comparison of the Effects on Rib Fracture between the Traditional Japanese Medicine Jidabokuippo and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Patient demographics and clinical characteristics.

	Jidabokuippo group	NSAIDs group	P value
Age (years)	60 (16–90)	66 (23–90)	0.2553
Gender (male : female)	35 : 46	37 : 44	0.8744
The number of rib fractures (single : multiple)	74 : 7	75 : 6	>0.9999
	(bilateral, 2)	(bilateral, 0)
Site of rib fractures	Upper (1st–4th) 5	Upper (1st–4th) 5	0.3620
	Middle (5th–8th) 34	Middle (5th–8th) 43
	Lower (9th–12th) 46	Lower (9th–12th) 37
Injury severity score	1 (1–10)	1 (1–13)	0.8050
Chest AIS score	1 (1–3)	1 (1–3)	0.7390
Accompanying injuries	4	6	0.7441
		Hemothorax 2
		Pneumohemothorax 1
	Whiplash injury 3	Pneumothorax 1
	Kidney contusion 1	Clavicular fracture 2
		Whiplash injury 1
Comorbidities	19 (23.5%)	18 (22.2%)	>0.9999

ISS: injury severity score; AIS: abbreviated injury scale; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.