Table 3.
Distribution of knee fracture type in the study population including surgically and non-surgically treated knee fractures in the DNPR during 1998–2017. Values are frequency (%)
Knee fracture type | Study population n = 74,106 | Surgically treated n = 24,215 | Non-surgically treated n = 46,397 |
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Proximal tibia | 38,080 (51) | 12,175 (50) | 22,411 (48) |
Patella | 22,689 (31) | 5,977 (24) | 16,712 (36) |
Distal femur | 13,337 (18) | 6,063 (25) | 7,274 (16) |