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. 2024 Jan 16;30(1):43–49. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2024.77550

Table 3.

Severity of injuries

Groups % (n)
Superficial lesions containing no muscletissue 54.4 (81)
Deep tissue defects-flapinjuries 22.8 (34)
Nerve-artery/vein injuries 4.7 (7)
Bone fractures
 Primarya 6 (9)
 Secondaryb 10.1 (15)
Internal organ injuries 2 (3)
Total 100 (149)

a: Directly because of thedog bite; b: Because of a blow injury caused by the dog owner (3) or injuries due to falling down while running away from dogs (12).