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. 2011 Jul 22;470(1):284–290. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-1982-z

Table 3.

Distribution of lower extremity diagnoses*

Diagnosis Toe Foot Ankle Lower leg Knee Upper leg Lower trunk
Amputation < 0.0 < 0.0 0 < 0.0 0 0 0
Burns 0.2 2.0 0.2 2.9 0.2 7.1 0.8
Contusion/abrasion 21.0 23.5 4.0 20.6 25.7 15.6 21.4
Crushing 0.9 0.4 < 0.0 0.2 < 0.0 0 0
Dislocation 1.6 0.1 0.3 < 0.0 5.9 0 1.1
Foreign body 1.1 3.2 < 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.3 0.4
Fracture 38.1 17.2 17.0 29.2 3.6 31.0 15.4
Hematoma 2.2 0.3 0.1 1.5 0.2 2.0 0.4
Laceration 15.6 12.8 1.8 23.4 7.8 18.3 1.1
Nerve damage 0 < 0.0 0 0.1 < 0.0 0.2 1.3
Puncture 1.1 11.8 0.1 1.2 0.3 2.3 0.2
Strain/sprain 5.1 18.8 71.7 8.7 42.9 14.9 36.7
Hemorrhage 0.1 < 0.0 < 0.0 0.1 < 0.0 0.1 < 0.0
Avulsion 5.4 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.1 < 0.0
Dermatitis < 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 < 0.0 0.7 0.4
Other/not stated 7.4 9.7 4.8 10.2 13.0 6.5 20.7
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

* Presented in percentages.