From Cape Town to Cambridge: Orthopaedic trauma in contrasting environments

Figure 1 A graph showing age of patients admitted to both centres.

Figure 2 A bar chart showing the most common fracture sites at each centre by anatomical distribution. Rad: Radius; Tib: Tibia; Fib: Fibula; NOF: Neck of femur.

Figure 3 A bar chart showing mechanism of injury in patients aged 45 and over. pMVA: Pedestrian motor vehicle accident; cMVA: Car motor vehicle accident.

Figure 4 A bar chart showing mechanism of injury in patients aged under 45. pMVA: Pedestrian motor vehicle accident; cMVA: Car motor vehicle accident.

Figure 5 A composite map, to scale, showing the geographical location of trauma in Cambridge (left) and Cape Town (right).