Table 2 Demographic results and injury severity according to the study groups

Number of patients (n)

27

32

76

-

Age at time of injury (years)

4.0 ± 2.1

12.1 ± 3.1

38.0 ± 13.1

<0.001

[Min.–Max.]

[0–7]

[8–17]

[19–63]

Age at follow-up (years)

17.6 ± 5.5

27.6 ± 6.7

51.9 ± 13.1

<0.001

Time since injury (years)

13.7 ± 4.4

14.7 ± 7.0

13.9 ± 2.8

0.482

Gender distribution (♂)

16 (59.3%)

17 (53.1%)

61 (80.3%)

0.008

Initiale GCS

9.1 ± 5.4

6.2 ± 5.1

8.1 ± 5.6

0.119

Maximum AIS head

3.6 ± 1.1

3.8 ± 1.5

4.0 ± 0.9

0.229

ISS

14.7 ± 6.3

16.1 ± 9.0

18.7 ± 7.9

0.054

TCDB classification

I

7 (25.9%)

12 (37.5%)

5 (6.6%)

0.007

II

12 (44.4%)

9 (28.1%)

30 (39.5%)

III

2 (7.4%)

1 (3.1%)

2 (2.6%)

IV

0

0

1 (1.3%)

V

6 (22.2%)

10 (31.2%)

38 (50.0%)

VI

0

0

0