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Table 1 Patients with open tibial fractures in Sweden during 1998-2010

From: Lower extremity soft tissue reconstruction and amputation rates in patients with open tibial fractures in Sweden during 1998–2010

 

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