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As a planned analysis for the INORMUS study, we explored differences in fracture locations and demographics reported among 9878 female patients who sustained a fracture within 17 LMICs in 5 regions (China, Africa, India, Other Asia, and Latin America).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Half of our study population (49.6%) was \u226560 years of age. Across all regions, 58.3% of patients possessed health insurance. Latin America possessed the highest proportion (88.8%) of health insurance, while in Africa, patients possessed the lowest (18.0%). Falls from standing were the most prevalent mechanism of injury (51.7%) followed by falls from height (12.8%) and motorcycle-related road traffic injuries (9.7%). The majority of the fractures (65.6%) occurred in patients aged 50 and older. Hip fractures were the most common fracture (26.8%), followed by tibia\/fibula (12.6%) and spine fractures (9.7%). Open fractures accounted for 7.6% of fractures and were most commonly tibia\/fibula fractures (35.1%). Despite these severe injuries, less than one-third (28.8%) of patients were transported for care after sustaining a fracture by ambulance. Regionally, a majority of female patients in Africa were working age and suffered tibia\/fibula (21.6%) and femur fractures (14.0%). Patients in the regional category Other Asia, suffered the highest frequencies of open fractures (9.6% low grade, 7.1% high grade), and disproportionately from motorcycle road traffic injuries (29.9%).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Across all regions, the most significant source of fracture burden was in the elderly, and included common fragility fractures, such as hip fractures. Notable regional deviations in fracture distributions were observed within Africa, and Other Asia. 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