Table 1.
Total (n = 163) | Femoral fractures (n = 15) | Tibial/fibular fractures (n = 131) | Foot fractures (n = 17) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), median | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 114 (70) | 12 (80) | 93 (71) | 9 (53) |
Female | 49 (30) | 3 (20) | 38 (29) | 8 (47) |
Mechanism of injury (n = 163) | ||||
Road traffic accident | 116 (71) | 14 (93) | 89 (67) | 13 (76) |
High-energy fall (>2 m) | 45 (28) | 1 (7) | 41 (31) | 3 (18) |
Low-energy fall (from standing or seating) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 1 (6) |
Fracture classification (Gustilo–Anderson) (n = 153) | ||||
I | 32 (21) | 3 (20) | 25 (20) | 4 (27) |
II | 41 (27) | 8 (53) | 30 (24) | 3 (20) |
IIIA | 26 (17) | 4 (27) | 20 (16) | 2 (13) |
IIIB | 43 (28) | 0 (0) | 37 (30) | 6 (40) |
IIIC | 11 (7) | 0 (0) | 11 (9) | 0 (0) |
Patients per country | ||||
UK | 66 | 3 | 61 | 2 |
Mexico | 29 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
Spain | 25 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
Netherlands | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Chile | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Sudan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Egypt | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
South Korea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Italy | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Taiwan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Co-morbidities | ||||
None | 153 (94) | 14 (93) | 123 (94) | 16 (94) |
Asthma | 4 (2) | 1 (7) | 2 (1) | 1 (6) |
Not specified | 6 (4) | 0 (0) | 6 (5) | 0 (0) |
Smoker | ||||
Yes | 15 (9) | 3 (20) | 10 (8) | 2 (12) |
No | 127 (78) | 7 (47) | 106 (81) | 14 (82) |
Unknown | 21 (13) | 5 (33) | 15 (11) | 1 (6) |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.