All patients | Males | Females | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
3,777 | 100 | 2,537 | 67 | 1,240 | 33 | |
Localization | ||||||
Proximal | 540 | 14 | 329 | 61 | 211 | 39 |
Shaft | 2,277 | 60 | 1,593 | 70 | 684 | 30 |
Distal | 960 | 26 | 615 | 64 | 345 | 36 |
Mechanism of injury | ||||||
Fall on same level | 791 | 21 | 359 | 45 | 432 | 65 |
Fall from height | 414 | 11 | 304 | 73 | 109 | 27 |
Fall unspecified | 229 | 6 | 138 | 60 | 91 | 40 |
Motor vehicle accident | 1,631 | 43 | 1,191 | 73 | 440 | 27 |
Miscellaneous | 712 | 19 | 544 | 76 | 168 | 24 |
Fixation method | ||||||
Intramedullary nail | 1,212 | 32 | 850 | 70 | 362 | 30 |
Plate | 325 | 9 | 188 | 58 | 137 | 42 |
Closed reduction, cast | 145 | 4 | 78 | 54 | 67 | 46 |
External fixation | 294 | 8 | 212 | 72 | 82 | 28 |
Combination external fixation and other methods | 815 | 22 | 592 | 73 | 223 | 27 |
Miscellaneous | 986 | 26 | 615 | 62 | 371 | 38 |