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Table 2 Mechanism of injury

From: Open pelvic fracture: the killing fracture?

 

Open (n = 24)

No. of patients (%)

Closed (n = 468)

No. of patients (%)

p

High-energy trauma

24 (100)

407 (87)

0.01

Low-energy trauma

0 (0)

61 (13)

 

Trauma mechanism

 

 Traffic accident

19 (80)

265 (65)

 

 Fall from height

2 (8)

106 (26)

 

 Crush injury

3 (12)

37 (9)