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Femoral fracture
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Other orthopaedic injuries
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Variable
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n
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%
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n
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%
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Season | | | | | |
Winter | 8 | 14.1 | | 831 | 20.0 |
Spring | 13 | 22.8 | | 1117 | 26.8 |
Summer | 17 | 29.8 | | 1109 | 26.6 |
Autumn | 19 | 33.3 | | 1105 | 26.6 |
Day | | | | | |
Weekday | 33 | 57.9 | | 2737 | 65.8 |
Weekend | 24 | 42.1 | | 1425 | 34.2 |
Delay of seeking care | | | | | |
⩽2 days | 53 | 93.0 | | 3926 | 94.3 |
3+ days | 4 | 7.0 | | 236 | 5.7 |
Time | | | | | |
Family at home (1600–2159) | 35 | 61.4 | | 2107 | 50.6 |
Sleeping or working (2200–1559) | 22 | 38.6 | | 2055 | 49.4 |
Mechanism of injury | | | | | |
Falls | 44 | 77.2 | | 1663 | 40.0 |
Struck accidentally by object or person | 2 | 3.5 | | 384 | 9.2 |
Overexertion, strenuous movements, etc | 11 | 19.3 | | 2115 | 50.8 |
Place | | | | | |
Home | 33 | 57.9 | | 3055 | 73.4 |
Other than home | 10 | 17.5 | | 636 | 15.3 |
Inadequate information | 14 | 24.6 | | 471 | 11.3 |
Number of injuries | | | | | |
1 | 52 | 91.2 | | 3980 | 95.5 |
2 | 4 | 7.0 | | 163 | 4.0 |
3 | 1 | 1.8 | | 19 | 0.5 |
Treatment | | | | | |
Treated and followed up | 16 | 28.1 | | 4015 | 96.5 |
Hospitalised | 39 | 68.4 | | 140 | 3.3 |
Refused admission to hospital | 2 | 3.5 | | 7 | 0.2 |