Table 3.
Concomitant injuries_specific nerves
| Concomitant injury | Femoral nerve | Sciatic nerve | Tibial nerve | Peroneal nerve | All patiens with leg trauma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pelvis (AIS grade 4/5) (%) | 44,2 (CI 32,8–58,3) | 40,9 (CI 33,6–49,3) | – | – | 18,8 (CI 18,5–19,2) |
| femur (%) | 41,6 (CI 30,6–55,3) | 38,7 (CI 31,6–46,9) | 42,2 (CI 33,7–52,1) | – | 39,0 (CI 38,5–39,5) |
| tibia (%) | – | – | 45,1 (CI 36,4–55,3) | 55,0 (CI 48,9–61,7) | 28,6 (CI 28,2–29,0) |
| fibula (%) | – | – | 22,5 (CI 16,5–30,1) | 28,4 (CI 24,1–33,3) | 13,1 (CI 12,8–13,4) |
| hip joint (%) | 6,2 (CI 2,5–12,8) | 17,8 (CI 13,2–23,7) | – | – | 2,2 (CI 2,1–2,3) |
| knee joint (%) | – | 4,5 (CI 2,3–7,8) | 12,3 (CI 7,9–18,1) | 19,0 (CI 15,5–23,0) | 3,8 (CI 3,7–4,0) |
| foot joint (%) | – | – | 3,4 (CI 1,4–7,1) | 6,5 (CI 4,5–9,0) | 3,4 (CI 3,3–3,6) |
| femoral artery (%) | 12,4 (CI 6,8–20,8) | 2,2 (CI 0,8–4,9) | – | – | 0,8 (CI 0,7–0,8) |
| popliteal artery (%) | – | 3,7 (CI 1,8–6,8) | 13,7 (CI 9,1–19,8) | 6,7 (4,7–9,3) | 0,6 (CI 0,6–0,7) |
| femoral vein (%) | 5,3 (CI 1,9–11,6) | 3,3 (CI 1,5–6,4) | – | – | 0,2 (CI 0,2–0,2) |
| popliteal vein (%) | – | 1,9 (CI 0,6–4,3) | 3,9 (CI 1,7–7,7) | 2,0 (1,0–3,7) | 0,1 (CI 0,1–0,1) |
Table_ concomitant injuries_specific nerves: This table shows frequencies of accompanying bone, joint and vessel injuries for lower extremity trauma patients with distinct nerve lesions (113 femoral, 269 sciatic, 204 tibial, 538 peroneal). The column on the right side reports the overall incidence of associated injuries for 60,422 leg trauma patients
AIS abbreviated injury scale, CI confidence interval of 95%