Table 1 Type of trauma and injured side among 335 persons older than 18 years with acute distal radius fracture in the region of Northeastern Scania, Sweden, during 2001
From: Incidence and characteristics of distal radius fractures in a southern Swedish region
Women | Men | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of persons with fractures (%) | 261 (77.9) | 74 (22.1) | 335 (100) |
Type of trauma, n (%) | |||
Moderate | 191 (73.2) | 35 (47.3) | 226 (67.5) |
Severe | 67 (25.7) | 38 (51.4) | 105 (31.3) |
Data missing | 3 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 4 (1.2) |
Side, n (%) | |||
Left | 143 (54.8) | 38 (51.3) | 181 (54.0) |
Right | 116 (44.4) | 31 (41.9) | 147 (43.9) |
Bilateral | 1 (0.4) | 4 (5.4) | 5 (1.5) |
Data missing | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (0.6) |