Table 3

Therapy course of 648 patients that fell off the horse or were kicked by the horse

Therapy course n (%)Reference, see table 4 (%)
Inpatients334 (51.5%)11– 46
 Female285 (85.3%)
 Male49 (14.7%)
 Mean age inpatients (SD)26.3 (15.6)
 Fall from horse274 (82.0%)
 Kicked by horse60 (18.0%)
Mean LOS in days (SD)6.5 (8.9)4– 11
 Male (SD) vs female (SD)9.4 (9.8)6.1 (8.7)
 Fall (SD) vs kicked (SD)5.9 (7.0)9.6 (14.3)
Surgical therapy143 (22.1%)25–54
 Female116 (81.1%)
 Male27 (18.9%)
 Mean age (SD)29.5 (16.6)
 Fall from horse106 (74.1%)
 Kicked by horse37 (25.9%)
ICU/ IMC56 (8.6%)4–13
 Female42 (75%)
 Male14 (25%)
 Mean age (SD)36 (16.9)
 Fall from horse44 (78.6%)
 Kicked by horse12 (21.4%)
Observations648
  • Reference to literature as shown in table 4.

  • ICU, intensive care unit; IMC, intermediate care unit; LOS, length of stay.