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Pattern of lesions observed |
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| HEAD AND SPINE |
Total number of lesions (%) |
A.I.S.* |
N. of lesions in adult population (%) |
N. of lesions in pediatric population (%) |
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| Minor head trauma (no neurological signs) |
40 (10) |
1 |
21 (7) |
19 (19) |
| Brain concussion (nerological signs with negative CT) |
16 (4) |
2 |
13 (4.5) |
3 (3) |
| Intracranial lesion |
2 (0.5) |
3(1), 5(1) |
2 (0.7) |
0 |
| Facial fracture |
5 (1.5) |
1(3), 2(2) |
4 (1) |
1 (1) |
| Cervical sprain/vertebral contusion (without fracture) |
28 (7.5) |
1 |
21 (7) |
7 (7) |
| Vertebral fracture |
10 (3) |
2(9), 3(1) |
9 (3) |
1 (1) |
| Spinal lesion |
1 (<0.5) |
4 |
1 (<0.5) |
0 |
| UPPER EXTREMITY |
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| Contusion (shoulder/arm/forearm/hand) |
30 (8) |
1 |
19 (6) |
11 (11) |
| Shoulder dislocation |
3 (1) |
3 |
2 (0.7) |
1 (1) |
| Clavicular fracture |
3 (1) |
2 |
1 (<0.5) |
2 (2) |
| Humerus fracture |
2 (0.5) |
2(1), 3(1) |
0 |
2 (2) |
| Forearm/wrist fracture |
10 (3) |
2(8), 3(2) |
5 (2) |
5 (5) |
| Hand/finger fracture |
6 (1.5) |
1 |
4 (1) |
2 (2) |
| LOWER EXTREMITY |
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| Contusion (thigh/leg/foot) |
21 (5.5) |
1 |
13 (4.5) |
8 (8) |
| Femur fracture |
2 (0.5) |
3 |
2 (0.7) |
0 |
| Leg/ankle fracture |
34 (9) |
2 (25), 3(9) |
28 (10) |
6 (6) |
| Knee sprain (with severe ligaments involvement) |
11 (3) |
2 |
11 (4) |
0 |
| Knee sprain (without or minor ligaments involvement) |
38 (10) |
1 |
32 (11) |
6 (6) |
| Ankle dislocation |
2 (0.5) |
3 |
2 (0.7) |
0 |
| Ankle sprain |
45 (11.5) |
1 |
39 (13.5) |
6 (6) |
| Foot/toe fracture |
5 (1.5) |
1 |
4 (1) |
1 (1) |
| CHEST/ABDOMEN/PELVIS |
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| Contusion |
18 (4.5) |
1 |
15 (5) |
3 (3) |
| Rib fracture |
20 (5) |
1(18), 2(2) |
18 (6) |
2 (2) |
| Hemo- and/or pneumothorax |
1 (<0.5) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Internal abdominal injury |
2 (0.5) |
3 |
1 |
1 (1) |
| OPEN SKIN WOUND |
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| Face/head |
19 (5) |
1(17), 2(2) |
10 (3.5) |
9 (9) |
| Upper/lower extremity |
12 (3) |
1(10), 2(2) |
9 (3) |
3 (3) |
| Abdominal wall wound |
1 (<0.5) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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* A.I.S.: Abbreviated Injury Score. When two scores are applied to the same lesion, the number in parenthesis indicates the number of patients with the same score. | ||||
Corra and De Giorgi Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes 2007 1:5 doi:10.1186/1752-2897-1-5 |
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