Table 2 Musculoskeletal injuries sustained by patients treated at UC San Diego after crossing the border between the USA and Mexico from 2013 to 2019
From: Musculoskeletal injuries sustained at the California, USA: Baja California, Mexico border
Injury | n (%) |
|---|---|
Fracture Spine Pilon Calc Ankle Talus Foot Pelvis Plateau Tibia Hand Distal radius Humerus Fingertip amputation Forearm Patella Hip Femur Scapula Clavicle Fibula | 42 (16.9) 36 (13.5) 25 (10.0) 18 (7.2) 16 (6.4) 11 (4.4) 11 (4.4) 11 (4.4) 11 (4.4) 8 (3.2) 7 (2.8) 6 (2.4) 5 (2.0) 5 (2.0) 5 (2.0) 4 (1.6) 3 (1.2) 3 (1.2) 2 (0.8) 1 (0.4) |
Soft tissue injury Laceration Tendon Traumatic Arthrotomy Compartment Syndrome Nerve Sprain | 6 (2.4) 6 (2.4) 2 (0.8) 2 (0.8) 1 (0.4) 1 (0.4) |
Total | 248 |