Site |
Geneva | 38 (49) | 35 (54) | 151 (53) |
Montréal | 39 (51) | 30 (46) | 135 (47) |
Age, mo, median (IQR) | 19 (14–26) | 19 (14–25) | 21 (15–28) |
Sex, male | 44 (57) | 37 (57) | 144 (50) |
Duration of symptoms, d, median (IQR) | 4 (2–7) | 4 (2–7) | NA |
Fever present | 46 (60) | 39 (60) | NA |
Final diagnosis |
Osteoarticular infection |
Bone | 27 (35) | 23 (35) | NA |
Joint | 37 (48) | 33 (51) | NA |
Mixed | 13 (17) | 9 (14) | NA |
Laceration | NA | NA | 16 (6) |
Soft-tissue injury | NA | NA | 56 (20) |
Fracture | NA | NA | 58 (20) |
Pulled elbow | NA | NA | 60 (21) |
Head injury | NA | NA | 51 (18) |
Other | NA | NA | 45 (16) |
Total blood leukocytes, × 109/L, median (IQR) | 13 (10–16) | 13 (11–16) | NA |
C-reactive protein, nmol/L, median (IQR) | 25 (13–59) | 24 (14–56) | NA |