Table 2.
Type of injuries of polytrauma patients (total number of injuries = 219).
| Type of injuries | Frequency | Type of injuries | Frequency | Type of injuries | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 71 (32.4%) | Face | 24 (11.0%) | Extremities | 75 (34.2%) |
| Fissure fracture | 8 | Orbital fracture | 5 | Clavicular fracture | 6 |
| Depressed fracture | 3 | Mandible fracture | 7 | Humeral fracture | 2 |
| Comminuted fracture | 3 | Le Forte fracture | 2 | Supracondylar fracture | 3 |
| Fracture base of the skull | 4 | Zygomatic fracture | 3 | Both-bone forearm fracture | 3 |
| Epidural hematoma | 12 | Nasal bone fracture | 4 | Distal radius fracture | 7 |
| Subdural hematoma | 6 | Maxillary fracture | 3 | Scaphoid fracture | 2 |
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 7 | Spine | 5 (2.3%) | Pelvic fracture | 6 |
| Brain contusion | 11 | Fissure fracture | 2 | Femoral fracture | 11 |
| Brain edema | 4 | Compressed fracture | 3 | Tibial fracture | 4 |
| Pnemocephales | 3 | Chest | 36 (16.4%) | Patellar fracture | 3 |
| Diffuse axonal injury | 3 | Unilateral rib fracture | 9 | Both-bone leg fracture | 8 |
| Subgleal hematoma | 7 | Bilateral rib fracture | 2 | Foot fracture | 4 |
| Abdomen and pelvis | 8 (3.7%) | Pneumothorax | 6 | Vascular injury | 2 |
| Splenic injury | 3 | Surgical emphysema | 3 | Nerve injury | 1 |
| Hepatic injury | 2 | Hemothorax | 5 | Cut tendon | 6 |
| Renal injury | 2 | Lung contusion | 10 | Skin loss | 5 |
| Diaphragmatic injury | 1 | Sternal fracture | 1 | Amputated extremities | 1 |
| Contusion and laxation | 1 |