Table 1 Description of the two populations: demographic characteristics, triggering factors, initial injuries and outcome
Our series (n = 16) | Literature (n = 19) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex-ratio | 11 M/5 W | 8 M/ 11 W | ||||
Average age | 43 years (25 à 59 years) | 48,1 years (18 à 71 years) | ||||
Triggering factors | Traumatic | 16 | 100.0% | Traumatic | 14 | 74% |
Non traumatic | 0 | 0% | Non traumatic | 5 | 26% | |
Initial injury | Contusion/sprain | 2 | 13% | Contusion/sprain | 6 | 32% |
Fracture/dislocation | 5 | 31% | Fracture/dislocation | 4 | 21% | |
Tendinous injury | 4 | 25% | Tendinous injury | 0 | 0% | |
Superficial wounds | 0 | 0% | Superficial Wounds | 4 | 21% | |
Complex injury* | 2 | 13% | Complex injury* | 0 | 0% | |
Others | 3 | 19% | Others | 5 | 27% | |
Diagnosis extension (days) | Average | 207 | Average | 81 (n = 15) | ||
Median | 149 | Median | Unavailable | |||
Mean number of sick leave days compensate | Before admission (n = 16) | 202 (62 à 501) | Unavailable | |||
After discharge (n = 14) | 463 (13 à 1147) | |||||
Outcome at the maximal endpoint | Change of work | 3 | 19% | Complete recovery (12 to 16 months average = 6 months) | 8 | 42% |
Our series n = 15 | Return to same work | 4 | 25% | Incomplete improvement | 6 | 32% |
Literature n = 16 | (6 to 12 months average = 8 months) | |||||
No activity (unemployment, social security …) | 8 | 50% | Permanent disability | 2 | 10% | |
Lost to follow up | 1 | 6% | unavailable | 3 | 16% | |
Invalidity pension (Severe brain injury) | 1 | |||||