Table 2 Demographic data on age, sex, type of admission, comorbidities, mechanism of accident and injury pattern of the study population

N

34

Age (years)

79 ± 8.25 (41–92)

Gender

32 females, 2 males; 16:1

Admission

13 primary admission

21 secondary transfer

Comorbidities^a

1 with no comorbidities

24 with ≤ 3 comorbidities

9 with > 3 comorbidities

Mechanism of accident

28 fell from a stand

3 with unknown/no trauma

1 because of a traffic accident

2 fell from a height of > 3 m

Injury pattern

21 with isolated pelvic ring fracture

10 with accompanying injuries (ISS < 16)

3 with multiple injured (ISS > 16)