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The numbers of the more common injuries at each centre
| Injury site | Mean patient age - Cambridge (n) | Mean patient age - Cape Town (n) |
| Proximal radius and ulna | 45.8 (6) | 35.6 (5) |
| Distal radius and ulna | 25.3 (12) | 42.3 (4) |
| Intracapsular neck of femur | 81.9 (16) | 74.5 (6) |
| Extracapsular neck of femur | 80.8 (27) | 78.2 (5) |
| Proximal tibia | 47.5 (4) | 26.4 (5) |
| Tibial/fibular diaphysis | 37.1 (7) | 42.1 (8) |
| Tibia/fibula | 44.8 (12) | 49.8 (7) |
