Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Total number of patients | 639 |
|---|---|
Age | |
Median years | 45 (16–97) |
Sex | |
Male | 389 (61%) |
Female | 250 (39%) |
Type of fracture | |
Closed | 499 (78%) |
Open | 103 (16%) |
Unspecified | 37 (6%) |
Treatment | |
Surgical | 520 (81%) |
Non-surgical | 119 (19%) |
Mechanisms of injury | |
Fall on the same level | 262 (41%) |
Fall from height | 66 (10%) |
Fall unspecified | 53 (8%) |
Transport accident | 133 (21%) |
Miscellaneous | 115 (18%) |
Missing | 10 (2%) |