Research Article

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

Table 5

Association of the demographic characteristics and outcome with the head injury diagnosis among road traffic accident-related head injuries with orthopedic associated fractures.

CharacteristicsHead injury diagnosis
value
TotalCerebral concussionCerebral contusionCerebral edemaEDHFracture skull baseFracture skullMultiple lesionsHI, unspecifiedICH, unspecifiedSAHOpen scalp injurySDH
No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)

Gender.889
Male117 (92)8 (6.3)19 (15)3 (2.4)14 (11)6 (4.7)7 (5.5)31 (24.4)7 (5.5)1 (0.8)9 (7.1)2 (1.6)10 (7.9)
Age category (years).8
<1840 (31.5)3 (2.4)9 (7.1)1 (0.8)4 (3.1)2 (1.6)2 (1.6)11 (8.7)2 (1.6)0 (0)2 (1.6)0 (0)4 (3.1)
18-2959 (46.5)6 (4.7)8 (6.3)2 (1.6)6 (4.7)3 (2.4)5 (3.9)17 (13.4)4 (3.1)1 (0.8)3 (2.4)1 (0.8)3 (2.4)
30-4515 (11.8)0 (0)2 (1.6)0 (0)3 (2.4)1 (0.8)0 (0)2 (1.6)1 (0.8)0 (0)4 (3.1)1 (0.8)1 (0.8)
>4513 (10.2)0 (0)1 (0.8)0 (0)1 (0.8)0 (0)1 (0.8)6 (4.7)1 (0.8)0 (0)1 (0.8)0 (0)2 (1.6)
Weekend admission.945
Yes39 (30.7)2 (1.6)6 (4.7)1 (0.8)3 (2.4)1 (0.8)3 (2.4)11 (8.7)2 (1.6)0 (0)5 (3.9)1 (0.8)4 (3.1)
Critical care unit admission.357
Yes6 (4.7)0 (0)2 (1.6)1 (0.8)0 (0)1 (0.8)0 (0)1 (0.8)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0.8)
Discharge condition
Improved117 (92)9 (7.1)18 (14.2)2 (1.6)14 (11)5 (3.9)8 (6.3)35 (27.6)7 (5.5)1 (0.8)8 (6.3)2 (1.6)8 (6.3).369
Mortality.039
Dead4 (3.1)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0.8)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0.8)0 (0)2 (1.6)0 (0)0 (0)
Adjusted SR-0.561-0.8793.029-0.715-0.452-0.527-1.2781.564-0.1813.179-0.257-0.594
value.575.38.002.474.65.598.201.118.856.001*.797.552
Adjusted value.793.709.04†.748.84.793.634.634.914.031†.876.793
Hospital length of stay (days)
Short (0-5)12 (9.4)1 (0.8)2 (1.6)2 (1.6)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0.8)3 (2.4)1 (0.8)0 (0)1 (0.8)0 (0)1 (0.8)
Adjusted SR0.1770.0923.429-1.281-0.8110.305-0.2700.305-0.3240.062-0.4600.062
value.86.927<.001.200.418.761.787.761.746.95.645.95
Adjusted value.914.957.031†.634.734.869.882.869.869.958.759.958
Medium (6-10)15 (11.8)0 (0)1 (0.8)1 (0.8)5 (3.9)0 (0)2 (1.6)2 (1.6)2 (1.6)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0.8)1 (0.8).037
Adjusted SR-1.139-1.0281.1692.938-0.9181.194-1.3741.194-0.367-1.2061.687-0.185
value.255.304.242.003.358.232.17.232.713.228.092.853
Adjusted value.634.663.632.051.709.634.634.634.855.634.274.869
Long (≥11)100 (78.7)8 (6.3)17 (13.4)0 (0)9 (7.1)6 (4.7)5 (3.9)31 (24.4)5 (3.9)1 (0.8)9 (7.1)1 (0.8)8 (6.3)
Adjusted SR0.7720.745-3.373-1.4011.304-1.161.277-1.160.5220.907-1.0010.101
value.44.456<.001.161.192.246.202.246.602.364.317.919
Adjusted value.74.739.0312†.634.634.634.634.634.793.709.709.958
Nonorthopedic injury.654
Yes44 (36.6)3 (2.4)8 (6.3)3 (2.4)3 (2.4)2 (1.6)3 (2.4)8 (6.3)4 (3.1)1 (0.8)5 (3.9)0 (0)4 (3.1)

Unadjusted significantvalue. Significant value in Pearson residual analysis with Benjamini-Hochberg method for multiple testing. SR: standard residual; EDH: epidural hematoma; HI: head injury; ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage; SAH: subarachnoid hemorrhage; SDH: subdural hematoma.