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Table 2 Injury types of orthopaedic patients

From: Clinical features and outcomes of orthopaedic injuries after the kahramanmaraş earthquake: a retrospective study from a hospital located in the affected region

Injury Type

Upper Extremity

n (%)

Lower Extremity

n (%)

Total

n (%)

Fracture*

20 (17.8%)

27** (24.1%)

47 (41.9%)

Dislocation

1 (0,8%)

-

1 (0.8%)

Acute Compartment Syndrome*

5 (4.5%)

27 (24.1%)

32 (29.6%)

Traumatic Amputation

2 (1.8%)

1 (0.9%)

3 (2.7%)

Soft Tissue Injury

6 (5.4%)

23 (20.5%)

29 (25.9%)

  1. *Patients with both fracture and compartment syndrome were noted as compartment syndrome
  2. ** Pelvic fracture included as lower extremity for the table