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However, recent evidence suggests that the mechanism of TA and the link with fatal primary blast exposure merit review.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A trauma registry (UK Joint Theatre Trauma Registry) and postmortem CT (PM-CT) database were used to identify casualties (survivors and deaths) sustaining a blast-mediated TA in the 2\u2005years from August 2008. TA metrics and associated significant injuries were recorded. Detailed anatomical data on extremity predebridement osseous and soft tissue injuries were only consistently available for deaths through comprehensive PM-CT imaging.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n 146 cases (75 survivors and 71 deaths) sustaining 271 TAs (130 in survivors and 141 in deaths) were identified. The lower limb was most commonly affected (117\/130 in survivors, 123\/141 in deaths). The overall through-joint TA rate was 47\/271 (17.3%) and 34\/47 through-joint injuries (72.3%) were through knee. More detailed anatomical analysis facilitated by PM-CT imaging revealed only 9\/34 through-joint TAs had a contiguous fracture (ie, intra-articular involving the joint through which TA occurred), 18\/34 had no fracture and 7\/34 had a non-contiguous (ie, remote from the level of TA) fracture. No relationship between PBLI and TA was evident.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The previously reported link between TA and PBLI was not present, calling into question the significance of primary blast injury in causation of blast mediated TAs. Furthermore, the accepted mechanism of injury can't account for the significant number of through-joint TAs. 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