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Table 3 Distribution of patients as defined by the gold standard classification

From: Femoral fracture classification in the Swedish Fracture Register – a validity study

Median age (range)

Women

Men

All

All fractures

83 (19–98); n = 77

74 (17–95); n = 40

81 (17–98); n = 117

Proximal femoral fractures (AO/OTA 31)

85 (49–98); n = 46

81 (33–95); n = 26

83 (33–98); n = 72

Diaphyseal femoral fractures (AO/OTA 32)

89 (19–94); n = 20

46 (17–79); n = 10

74 (17–94); n = 30

Distal femoral fractures (AO/OTA 33)

71 (51–88); n = 11

61 (29–68); n = 4

66 (29–88); n = 15

  1. The raters classified one fracture as a pathological fracture, making the total number of fractures 117 in Table 3