Table 5 Penetrating injuries to the upper zone vs lower zone of the buttock
From: Analytical review of 664 cases of penetrating buttock trauma
Injuries | Upper zone* n = 64 | Lower zone†n = 33 | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Internal | P‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buttock soft tissue | 32 (50%) | 26 (79%) | 0.27 | 0.10-0.71 | 0.012 |
   SW | 13 (50%) | 10 (67%) | 0.5 | 0.13-1.87 | 0.478 |
   GSW | 19 (50%) | 16 (89%) | 0.13 | 0.03-0.62 | 0.012 |
Visceral/Vascular/Bony | 29 (45%) | 6 (18%) | 3.73 | 1.35-10.26 | 0.016 |
   SW | 11 (42%) | 4 (27%) | 2.02 | 5.51-8.05 | 0.506 |
   GSW | 18 (47%) | 2 (11%) | 7.2 | 1.45-35.73 | 0.019 |
Visceral/Vascular | 25 (39%) | 6 (18%) | 2.88 | 1.04-7.98 | 0.063 |
   SW | 11 (42%) | 4 (27%) | 2.02 | 5.51-8.05 | 0.506 |
   GSW | 14 (37%) | 2 (11%) | 4.67 | 0.93-23.37 | 0.094 |
Bony pelvis | 4 (6%) | 0 | 4.78 | 0.58-39.10 | 0.353 |
   SW | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
   GSW | 4 (11%) | 0 | 4.90 | 0.58-41.69 | 0.383 |
Sciatic nerve | 3 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 1.57 | 0.16-15.75 | 0.882 |
   SW | 2 (8%) | 1 (7%) | 1.17 | 0.10-14.06 | 0.616 |
   GSW | 1 (3%) | 0 | 4.37 | 0.07-290.2 | 0.700 |