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Epidemiology of ACS in adults
| 91 % of cases are males – average age 32 years | |
| 9 % of cases are females – average age 44 years | |
| Tibial diaphyseal fracture | 36.0 % |
| Soft-tissue injury | 23.2 % |
| Distal radial fracture | 9.8 % |
| Crush syndrome | 7.9 % |
| Diaphyseal fracture of the radius/ulna | 7.9 % |
| Femoral fracture | 3.0 % |
| Tibial plateau fracture | 3.0 % |
Adapted from [1]
