From: Epidemiological characterization of tibial plateau fractures
Variable | Category | n = 1165 | % |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 851 | 73.0 |
Female | 314 | 27.0 | |
Extremity | Left | ||
Extremity | Right | 618 | 53.0 |
Fracture type | Closed fracture | 547 | 47.0 |
Fracture type | Open fracture | 1085 | 93.1 |
Mechanism of injury | Work accident | 80 | 6.9 |
Mechanism of injury | Fall from a height | 3 | 0.3 |
*Vehicle type | Road crash accident | 31 | 2.7 |
Sport-related injury | 1115 | 95.7 | |
Blunt trauma | 1 | 0.1 | |
Others | 1 | 0.1 | |
Motor bicycle | 14 | 1.2 | |
Bicycle | 921 | 82.6 | |
Car | 33 | 3.0 | |
Associated injuries | Present | 161 | 14.4 |
Of soft tissues | Absent | 914 | 78.5 |
251 | 21.5 |