From: OnabotulinumtoxinA muscle injection patterns in adult spasticity: a systematic literature review
Characteristic | Upper-limb spasticity | Lower-limb spasticity | ||||||
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 | k | t | n/N | Frequency (%) | k | t | n/N | Frequency (%) |
Total | 44 | 59* | 1,670 | -- | 37 | 47 | 1,347 | -- |
Gender | 36 | 47 | 1,464 | 100.0 | 31 | 40 | 1,200 | 100.0 |
Male | 36 | 47 | 883/1,464 | 60.3 | 31 | 40 | 699/1,200 | 58.3 |
Female | 36 | 47 | 581/1,464 | 39.7 | 31 | 39 | 501/1,200 | 41.8 |
Spasticity origin | 44 | 59 | 1,670 | 100.0 | 37 | 47 | 1,347 | 100.0 |
Stroke only | 24 | 31 | 1,105/1,670 | 66.2 | 16 | 21 | 837/1,347 | 62.1 |
Stroke/Traumatic brain injury | 6 | 8 | 107/1,670 | 6.4 | 3 | 3 | 70/1,347 | 5.2 |
Traumatic brain injury only | 1 | 2 | 21/1,670 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 7/1,347 | 0.5 |
Multiple sclerosis | 2 | 3 | 43/1,670 | 2.6 | 5 | 6 | 80/1,347 | 5.9 |
Spinal cord injury | 1 | 1 | 28/1,670 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | 36/1,347 | 2.7 |
Mixed/Other | 10 | 14 | 366/1,670 | 21.9 | 11 | 14 | 317/1,347 | 23.5 |
 | k | t | Mean | Range of means | k | t | Mean | Range of means |
Age (years) | 39 | 53 | 51.7 | 26 – 66.3 | 35 | 45 | 49.9 | 26 – 66.3 |
Time since onset (months) | 31 | 43 | 46.9 | 4.7 – 120 | 26 | 34 | 53.6 | 0.35 – 218.4 |