Table 6.

Serum IL-6 levels in orthopedic injury patients without diagnosis of brain injury.

Patient	Injury	ELISA (pg/ml IL-6)
1	Right metacarpel fracture	14.68
2	Open tibia/fibia fracture, fractures of lumbar vertebrae and coccyx	100.89
3	Crush injury to right leg	24.63
4	Communited fracture of right femur midshaft	53.88
5	Bimalleolar fracture of ankle	1.71
6	Crushed foot, closed tibia and fibia fracture	31.93
7	Trimalleolar fracture of right ankle	7.21

Samples were taken within the first 24 hr of injury.