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Table 6 Serum IL-6 levels in orthopedic injury patients without diagnosis of brain injury.

From: Serum IL-6: a candidate biomarker for intracranial pressure elevation following isolated traumatic brain injury

Patient

Injury

ELISA (pg/ml IL-6)

1

Right metacarpel fracture

14.68

2

Open tibia/fibia fracture, fractures of lumbar vertebrae and coccyx

100.89

3

Crush injury to right leg

24.63

4

Communited fracture of right femur midshaft

53.88

5

Bimalleolar fracture of ankle

1.71

6

Crushed foot, closed tibia and fibia fracture

31.93

7

Trimalleolar fracture of right ankle

7.21

  1. Samples were taken within the first 24 hr of injury.