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Mortality rates at 30 days and 1 year for patients sustaining spinal and pelvic fractures
| 30 days |
1 year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture location | Number of fractures | Mean age years (SD) | High-energy (%) | Proportion dead (%) | Expected dead (%) | SMR (CI) | Proportion dead (%) | Expected dead (%) | SMR (CI) |
| Spine | 7,658 | 64 (22) | 25.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 6.9 (5.9–8.0) | 10.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 (2.3–2.6) |
| Pelvis | 8,793 | 75 (19) | 10.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 6.1 (5.4–6.8) | 16.7 | 7.7 | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) |
