Research Article

Comparison of Fatal Injuries Resulting from Tractor and High Speed Motorcycle Accidents in Turkey: A Multicenter Study

Table 2

Types of traumas in the study groups.

TractorMotorcycleP
(n=88)(n=339)
n (%)n (%)

Head trauma
 Yes43 (48.9)135 (39.8)0.125
 No45 (51.1)204 (60.2)
Maxillofacial injury
 Yes16 (18.2)59 (17.4)0.864
 No72 (81.8)280 (82.6)
Thoracic trauma
 Yes37 (42)78 (23)<0.001
 No51 (58)261 (77)
Abdominal trauma
 Yes27 (30.7)71 (20.9)0.053
 No61 (69.3)268 (79.1)
Pelvic injury
 Yes19 (21.6)46 (13.6)0.062
 No69 (78.4)293 (86.4)
Spinal injury
 Yes15 (17)20 (5.9)0.002
 No73 (83)319 (94.1)
Extremity injury
 Yes43 (48.9)237 (69.9)<0.001
 No45 (51.1)102 (30.1)