2023
DOI: 10.2340/17453674.2023.11960
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Musculoskeletal injuries in trauma patients: a Swedish nationwide register study including 37,266 patients

Abstract: Background and purpose: Trauma causes over 4 million annual deaths globally and accounts for over 10% of the global burden of disease. Trauma patients often sustain multiple injuries in multiple organ systems. We aimed to investigate the proportion and distribution of musculoskeletal injuries in adult trauma patients.Patients and methods: This is a register-based study using data from the national Swedish trauma register (SweTrau) collected in 2015–2019. By categorizing Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) codes int… Show more

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“…Holtenius et al revealed that hand and wrist fractures constitute 28% of all upper extremity injuries. [ 11 ] Upper extremity fractures were the most commonly encountered fracture types in pediatric population. This result was parallel to a nationwide study conducted by Naranje et al from the United States.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Holtenius et al revealed that hand and wrist fractures constitute 28% of all upper extremity injuries. [ 11 ] Upper extremity fractures were the most commonly encountered fracture types in pediatric population. This result was parallel to a nationwide study conducted by Naranje et al from the United States.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%