Table 2.

Impact of helmet usage on distribution of upper extremity fractures.

	Helmeted (n = 142); n (%)	Non-helmeted (n = 171); n (%)	p-value
Location
Humerus	19 (13.38%)	30 (17.54%)	0.408
Forearm	55 (38.73%)	77 (45.03%)
Hand	68 (47.89%)	64 (37.43%)
Humerus
Proximal	5 (26.32)	14 (46.67%)	<0.005
Shaft	7 (36.84%)	9 (30.00%)
Distal	7 (36.84%)	7 (23.33%)
Forearm
Proximal	12 (21.82%)	12 (15.58%)	0.283
Shaft	19 (34.55%)	22 (28.57%)
Distal	24 (43.64%)	43 (55.84%)

Bolded values indicate statistical significance. Significance was set at p < 0.05.