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Table 2 Nature of patients' first incident injury.

From: Patterns of comorbidity in community-dwelling older people hospitalised for fall-related injury: A cluster analysis

Nature of injury

2005-6

n = 15,244

2006-7

n = 15,109

2007-8

n = 14,589

Total

N = 44,942

Fractures

9,109 (59.8)

8,922 (59.1)

8,474 (58.1)

26,505 (59.0)

Open wounds

1,767 (11.6)

1,706 (11.3)

1,601 (11.0)

5,074 (11.3)

Superficial injuries

930 (6.1)

963 (6.4)

926 (6.4)

2,819 (6.3)

Dislocation, sprain & strain

566 (3.7)

540 (3.6)

580 (4.0)

1,686 (3.8)

Other*

2,872 (18.8)

2,978 (19.7)

3,008 (20.6)

8,858 (19.7)

  1. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
  2. * Miscellaneous injuries including injury to muscle and tendons, intracranial injury, traumatic amputation, injury to internal organs, injury to blood vessels, injury to nerves and spinal cord, and eye injury.