TABLE 1:

Summary of patients’ clinical and demographic data

Patient No./Age (y)/Sex	History of Previous Trauma	Time from Trauma	Neurological Defect at Presentation	Surgical Treatment Performed
1/55/M	Traffic accident	?	Yes	No
2/71/M	Fall	29 d	No	No
3/45/F	Fall	> 30 mo	No	No
4/47/M	Fall	38 d	Yes	Yes
5/90/M	Fall	1 d	Yes	No
6/47/M	Fall	> 15 mo	Yes	Yes
7/61/M	Traffic accident	1 d	No	No
8/73/F	Fall	25 d, 5 mo	No	Yes
9/77/M	Fall	30 d	Yes	Yes
10/42/M	Fall	2 mo	Yes	Yes
11/49/M	Fall	4 mo	No	Yes
12/41/F	Fall	> 2 mo, 27 y	Yes	Yes