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. 2011 Oct 11;11:789. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-789

Table 5.

Mean Years Lost because of Disability (YLD) per case for each associated injury and mean age for associated Traumatic Spine Fracture (aTSF)

Mean age (yr) YLD according to the type of disability

Long-term Short-term
SCI 37 17.332 -

Open wound 37 - 0.039

Open wound plus skull Fx 35 8.409 0.072

Skull Fx 28 8.408 0.055

Brain injury 41 10.362 0.055

ICH + Skull Fx 26 15.232 0.081

Femur Fx 43 6.554 0.075

Tibia, Fibula or Ankle Fx 36 - 0.055

Foot Fx 44 - 0.041

Femur and Upper limb Fx 33 7.221 0.087

Forearm + Leg Fx 39 - 0.067

Femur + Leg Fx 59 4.623 0.087

Humerus Fx 46 - 0.052

Forearm Fx 44 - 0.052

Hand Fx 43 - 0.042

Brain + Limb Fx 33 - 0.068

Dislocation 36 - 0.038

Fx: Fracture

ICH: Intracranial hemorrhage

The Years Lost because of Disability (YLD) attributed to the associated injuries were calculated by multiplying total number and YLD per case (considering the weights of Short-term and Long-term disabilities)