Traumatic Dens Fracture Patients Comprise Distinct Subpopulations Distinguished by Differences in Age, Sex, Injury Mechanism and Severity, and Outcome.
World Neurosurg
; 178: e128-e134, 2023 Oct.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37423338
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Dens fractures are an increasingly common injury, yet their epidemiology and its implications remain underexamined.METHODS:
We retrospectively analyzed all traumatic dens fracture patients managed at our institution over a 10-year period, examining demographic, clinical, and outcomes data. Patient subsets were compared across these parameters.RESULTS:
Among 303 traumatic dens fracture patients, we observed a bimodal age distribution with a strong goodness of fit centered at age 22.3 ± 5.7 (R = 0.8781) and at 77.7 ± 13.9 (R = 0.9686). A population pyramid demonstrated a bimodal distribution among male patients, but not female patients, which was confirmed with a strong goodness of fit for male patient subpopulations age <35 (R = 0.9791) and age ≥35 (R = 0.8843), but a weaker fit for a second female subpopulation age <35. Both age groups were equally likely to undergo surgery. Patients younger than age 35 were more likely to be male (82.4% vs. 46.9%, odds ratio [OR] = 5.29 [1.54, 17.57], P = 0.0052), have motor vehicle collision as their mechanism of injury (64.7% vs. 14.1%, OR = 11.18 [3.77, 31.77], P < 0.0001), and to have a severe trauma injury severity score (17.6% vs. 2.9%, OR = 7.23 [1.88, 28.88], P = 0.0198). Nevertheless, patients age <35 were less likely to have fracture nonunion at follow (18.2% vs. 53.7%, OR = 0.19 [0.041, 0.76], P = 0.0288).CONCLUSIONS:
The dens fracture patient population comprises 2 subpopulations, distinguished by differences in age, sex, injury mechanism and severity, and outcome, with male dens fracture patients demonstrating a bimodal age distribution. Young, male patients were more likely to have high-energy injury mechanisms leading to severe trauma, yet were less likely to have fracture nonunion at follow-up.Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral
/
Fraturas não Consolidadas
/
Processo Odontoide
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
/
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article