Table 4.
Fracture Site | Fracture Cause | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Severe Trauma | Falls from Standing | Spontaneous | Pathological | Uncertain | All Causes | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Skull/face | 1 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 2 (1.2%) |
Hands/fingers | 18 (64.3%) | 4 (14.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (21.4%) | 28 (16.5%) |
Distal Forearm | 10 (52.6%) | 7 (36.8%) | 2 (10.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 19 (11.2%) |
Proximal Humerus | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.8%) |
Other Arm | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 3 (1.8%) |
Clavicle/scapula/sternum | 3 (33.3%) | 2 (22.2%) | 2 (22.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (22.2%) | 9 (5.3%) |
Ribs | 9 (27.3%) | 5 (15.2%) | 16 (48.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (9.1%) | 33 (19.4%) |
Thoracic/Lumbar Vertebrae | 7 (25.0%) | 1 (3.6%) | 20 (71.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 28 (16.5%) |
Cervical Vertebrae | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.8%) |
Pelvis | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 3 (1.8%) |
Proximal Femur | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.6%) |
Other Leg | 9 (47.4%) | 7 (36.8%) | 1 (5.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (10.5%) | 19 (11.2%) |
Feet/toes | 11 (57.9%) | 2 (10.5%) | 2 (10.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (21.1%) | 19 (11.2%) |
All Sites | 72 (42.4%) | 33 (19.4%) | 44 (25.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 21 (12.4%) | 170 |