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Table 3 Distribution of extra-abdominal injuries in unilateral and bilateral groups

From: Are traumatic bilateral adrenal injuries associated with higher morbidity and mortality?-A prospective observational study

Injury site

Unilateral adrenal injury (n = 34)

Bilateral adrenal injury (n = 13)

P-value (2 sample z-test)

Head

17.7 % (6/34)

61.5 % (8/13)

0.003

Facial fractures

11.8 % (4/34)

23.1 % (3/13)

0.331

Chest (Lung/ chest wall)

50 % (17/34)

92.3 % (12/13)

0.007

Extremity fractures

20.6 % (7/34)

46.2 % (6/13)

0.079

Pelvis

32.4 % (11/34)

38.5 % (5/13)

0.693

Spine

32.4 % (11/34)

38.5 % (5/13)

0.693

No extra-abdominal injury

17.5 % (6/34)

0.00 % (0/13)

<0.0001

  1. Figures in parenthesis indicate numbers of patients