Table 1: Demographic and Trauma Related Data (n = 65)
Variable | Number Studies (References) | Results Mean (SD) |
Number of cases | 65 [ 26,27,29- 40,42,44-48,50-58,61,63-65,67-69,71-73,76-78,80,81,83-87,89-92,94,96-98,100-102,106,109-111] and the present series |
17.8 (10.8) |
Age | 60 [26,27,29-38,40,42,44,45,48,50-55,57,58,61,63-65,67-69,71-73,76-78,80,81,83-92,94,96-98,100-102,109-111] and the present series |
36.5 (27.4) |
Sex | 63 [26,27,29-40,42,44,45,48,49,51-58,61,63-65,67-69,71-73,76-78,80,81,83-87,89-92,94,96-98,100,102,106,109-111] and the present series |
78.9 % Males |
Severity of trauma | 58 [26,27,29-40,42,45,46,48,50-55,57,58,61,63-65,67-69,71-73,76-78,80,81,83-86,89-92,94,96,98,101,102,109-111] and the present series |
High energy: 99.2 (3.6) Low energy: 0.8 (3.6) |
Type of trauma | 47 [26,27,29-32,34,36-38,40,42,45,46,48,50,51,53-55,57,58,61,63,65,67,71-73,76,78,81,83-85,89-92,94,96,98,101,102,109,110] and the present series |
Traffic accident: 87.1 (14.5) Fall from height: 12.3 (14.7) Fall: 0.5 (3.2) |
Associated injuries | 44 [26,29-38,40,42,44,45,48,53-55,63,65,67,68,72,73,76,78,81,84-86,90-92,94,96,98,100-102,106,109,110] and the present series |
73.5 (21.7) |
Associated knee injuries | 34 [26,29,31,35,36-38,40,44,45,47,48,53-56,65,68,72,73,78,81,85,86,90,92,94,98,100-102,109,110] and the present series |
27.3 (21.0) |