Table 1. Sample Characteristics.

Variable	Category	n	%
Age (years)*	44,5±14,4	(15 - 92)
Sex	male	168	70,3
	female	71	29,7
Side of the lesion	right	111	46,4
	left	128	53,6
Mechanism of the lesion	fall from height	96	40,2
	motorcycle crash	54	22,6
	run over	45	18,8
	car crash	26	10,9
	beach injury	10	4,2
	football	7	2,9
	fight	1	0,4
Associated lesions	present	54	22,6
	absent	185	77,4

(*) Age is expressed by mean ± St. deviation (minimum - maximum). Source: SOT-HMMC, 2011