Table 2 Distribution of musculoskeletal injuries and associated injuries
Variable | No. of patients/% | Mechanism of injury | P-value | 95% CI | OR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GSW (n = 222) | BW (n = 111) | |||||
Injured extremity | 0.002 | 0.863–5.535 | 2.186 | |||
Upper limb | 141 (42.3%) | 101 (45.5%) | 40 (36.0%) | |||
Lower limb | 184 (55.3%) | 120 (54.1%) | 64 (57.7%) | |||
Both limps | 8 (2.4%) | 1 (0.5%) | 7 (6.3%) | |||
Anatomic region | 0.02 | 0.955–1.468 | 1.184 | |||
Shoulder | 10 (3.0%) | 8 (3.6%) | 2 (1.8%) | |||
Humerus | 70 (21.0%) | 54 (24.3%) | 16 (14.4%) | |||
Forearm | 41 (12.3%) | 23 (10.4%) | 18 (16.2%) | |||
Hand | 27 (8.1%) | 19 (8.6) | 8 (7.2%) | |||
Pelvis | 4 (1.2%) | 2 (0.9%) | 2 (1.8%) | |||
Femur | 90 (27.0%) | 63 (28.4%) | 27 (24.3%) | |||
Patella | 4 (1.2%) | 1 (0.6%) | 3 (2.7%) | |||
Tibia | 77 (23.1%) | 47 (21.2) | 30 (27.0%) | |||
Foot | 10 (3.0%) | 5 (2.3%) | 5 (4.5%) | |||
Associated injury | 99 (29.7%) | 41 (18.5%) | 58 (52.3%) | 0.001 | 1.183–1.669 | 1.405 |
No | 234 (70.3%) | 181 (81.5%) | 53 (47.7%) | |||
Head and neck | 15 (4.5%) | 8 (3.6%) | 7 (6.3%) | |||
Chest | 12 (3.6%) | 6 (2.7%) | 6 (5.4%) | |||
Abdomen | 5 (1.5%) | 5 (2.3%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Extremity | 33 (9.9%) | 15 (6.8%) | 18 (16.2%) | |||
Multiple body regions | 29 (8.7%) | 5 (2.3%) | 24 (21.6%) | |||
Burns | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (2.7%) | |||
Spine | 2 (0.6%) | 2 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) | |||