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. 2023 Jun 7;7(6):e23.00005. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-23-00005

Table 2.

Most Common Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Injuries

Injury N Open (N, %) Gustilo-Anderson (N, %) Surgical (N, %) Location (%) Totala (%)
1 2 3A
Distal radius fx 15 2 (13.3) 1 (6.6) 1 (6.6) 0 (0) 11 (73.3) 14.4 2.1
Hand laceration 6 6 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (50) 5.8 0.8
Scaphoid fx 6 1 (16.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (66.6) 5.8 0.8
Elbow terrible triad 5 1 (20) 1 (20) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (100) 4.8 0.7
Radial head fx 5 1 (20) 0 (0) 1 (20) 0 (0) 3 (60) 4.8 0.7
Humeral distal fx 4 3 (75) 0 (0) 2 (50) 1 (25) 4 (100) 3.8 0.6
Monteggia fx 4 3 (75) 3 (75) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (100) 3.8 0.6
Perilunate dislocation 4 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (100) 3.8 0.6
Ulnar diaphyseal fx 4 1 (25) 1 (25) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (75) 3.8 0.6
Ulnar styloid fx 4 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3.8 0.6
Phalanx fx 3 1 (33.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (33.3) 2 (66.6) 2.9 0.4
Distal radius and ulna fx 3 3 (100) 2 (66.6) 1 (33.3) 0 (0) 3 (100) 2.9 0.4
Radial neck fx 3 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (100) 2.9 0.4
Shoulder dislocation 3 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2.9 0.4
Subtotal 69 22 (21.2) 14 (13.5) 5 (4.8) 2 (1.9) 49 (47.1) 66.3 9.5
Total 105 33 (31.7) 10 (9.6) 5 (4.8) 4 (3.8) 41 (39.4) 100 14.4
Median (IQR) 2 (2) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (3) 1.9 (2) 0.3 (0.3)
0 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 100 (100)
Range 1-15 0-6 0-3 0-2 0-2 0-11 1-14 0.1-2.1
(0-100) (0-100) (0-50) (0-100) (0-100)

fx = fracture, IQR = interquartile range

a

Total extremity and pelvic ring and acetabular injuries.