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Distribution of 154 machete-cut fractures by gender and bone involved.
| Bone | Gender | Total (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Cranial vault | 12 | 1 | 13 | 8.4 |
| Maxillofacial | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Clavicle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Acromion | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Humerus | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7.8 |
| Radius | 15 | 2 | 17 | 11.0 |
| Ulna | 23 | 2 | 25 | 16.2 |
| Lunate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Scaphoid | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Trapezium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Metacarpal | 18 | 1 | 19 | 12.3 |
| Phalanx (hand) | 16 | 8 | 24 | 15.5 |
| Sacral spine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Femur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Patella | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3.9 |
| Tibia | 13 | 1 | 14 | 9.1 |
| Fibula | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5.2 |
| Cuboid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Metatarsal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
