Research Article

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

Table 2

Distribution of the head injury diagnosis among road traffic accident-related head injuries with orthopedic associated fractures.

Head injury diagnosisNo. (%)

Cerebral concussion9 (7.1)
Cerebral contusion20 (15.7)
Cerebral edema3 (2.4)
EDH14 (11)
Fracture skull base6 (4.7)
Fracture skull8 (6.3)
Head injury, multiple lesion36 (28.3)
Head injury unspecified8 (6.3)
ICH, unspecified1 (0.8)
SAH10 (7.9)
Open scalp injury2 (1.6)
SDH10 (7.9)

EDH: epidural hematoma; ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage; SAH: subarachnoid hemorrhage; SDH: subdural hematoma.