Research Article

[Retracted] Investigating the Association between Orthopedic Fractures and Head Injury due to Road Traffic Accidents

Table 1

The demographic characteristics of the road traffic accident-related head injuries associated with orthopedic fractures.

CharacteristicsNo. (%)

Gender
Male117 (92.1)
Female10 (7.9)
Age category (years)
Less than 1840 (31.5)
18-2959 (46.5)
30–4515 (11.8)
More than 4513 (10.2)
Weekend admission
Yes39 (30.7)
No88 (69.3)
Critical care unit admission
Yes6 (4.7)
No121 (95.3)
Discharge condition
Improved117 (92.1)
Not improved10 (7.9)
Mortality
Alive123 (96.9)
Dead4 (3.1)
Hospital length of stay (days)
Short (0-5)12 (9.4)
Medium (6-10)15 (11.8)
Long (≥11)100 (78.7)
Associated nonorthopedic injury
Yes44 (34.6)
No83 (65.4)