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The frequency of each mechanism of injury at each centre
| Mechanism | Patients - Cambridge (%) | Mean age (yr) - Cambridge | Patients - Cape Town (%) | Mean age (yr) - Cape Town |
| Mechanical fall | 76 (52.8) | 71.5 | 30 (47.6) | 57.7 |
| High energy fall | 31 (21.5) | 36.9 | 5 (7.9) | 28.2 |
| cMVA | 16 (11.1) | 45.4 | 4 (6.3) | 41.5 |
| pMVA | 6 (4.2) | 39.2 | 6 (9.5) | 39.3 |
| Interpersonal | 1 (0.7) | 68 | 10 (15.9) | 34 |
| Sporting | 15 (10.4) | 22.2 | 8 (12.7) | 26.8 |
pMVA: Pedestrian motor vehicle accident; cMVA: Car motor vehicle accident.
