A review of the epidemiology and treatment of orthopaedic injuries after earthquakes in developing countries

Table 2 Anatomic location of 3988 fractures sustained in earthquakes

Study by country (year) of earthquake	Tibia/fibula	Femur	Ankle/foot^a	Radius/ulna	Pelvis^b	Humerus	Wrist/hand^c	Clavicle/scapula
Nepal (2015)
Vaiysa [24]	14	17	2	16	NR	9	2	NR
Bar-On [16]	34	10	30	11	9	7	7	4
Turkey (2011)
Guner [15]	100	36	64	70	61	23	23	22
Gormeli [8]	77	12	42	37	51	17	13	18
Haiti (2010)
Bar-On [14]	109	95	23	26	38	36	18	4
Blumberg [25]	41	66	53	14	34	18	24	3
China (2008)
Dai [7]	81	38	48	30	29	23	10	15
Chen [17]	271	140	170	138	NR	70	69	NR
Xiang [26]	19	23	16	13	12	12	NR	1
Pakistan (2005)
Kaim Khani [9]	45	23	24	14	8	8	15	3
Rajpura [27]	24	11	11	9	2	7	7	NR
Bozkurt [18]	45	42	34	20	45	26	45	10
Iran (2003)
Emami [4]	29	21	2	15	17	22	5	9
Tahmasebi [13]	25	28	12	15	17	6	6	6
India (2001)
Roy [11]	20	17	19	7	15	8	NR	NR
Phalkey [10]	113	65	26	28	20	21	3	5
Nicaragua (1972)
Whittaker [28]	27	21	57	30	24	21	30	30
Total	1074 (27%)	665 (17%)	633 (16%)	493 (12%)	382 (9.6%)	334 (8.4%)	277 (6.9%)	130 (3.3%)

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