Table 2:

Prevalence, sensitivities, specificities, and ORs of the CT findings

FindingCases (n =36)Controls (n =50)Sensitivity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)OR, P Value (95% CI)
Scalene muscle edema/enlargement34694.44 (81.86–98.46)88.00 (76.19–94.38)130.33; P < .001 (24.77–685.87)
Interscalene fat pad effacement34594.44 (81.86–98.46)90.00 (78.64–95.65)153.00; P < .001 (27.97–836.89)
First-rib fracture14738.89 (24.78–55.14)86.00 (73.81–93.05)3.91; P = .01 (1.38–11.09)
Cervical lateral mass or transverse process fracture20455.56 (39.58–70.46)92.00 (81.16–96.85)14.38; P < .001 (4.27–48.45)
Extra-axial spinal canal hemorrhage10027.78 (15.85–43.99)100.00 (92.86–100)40.02; P = .01 (2.26–709.90)
Spinal cord eccentricity5013.89 (6.08–28.66)100.00 (92.86–100)17.63; P = .05 (0.9425–329.97)