Research Article

Epidemiologic Features of Traumatic Fractures in Children and Adolescents: A 9-Year Retrospective Study

Table 1

The epidemiology of traumatic fractures according to different aetiologies.

AetiologiesLow fallMVCsHigh fallStruck by objectHit by othersSprainMechanical injuryOthersTotal

Total1042728350101744948582450
Incidence per 100000 HA111.377.837.410.87.95.25.16.2261.7
M/F791/251493/235248/10288/1368/643/640/837/211808/642
Mean age10.8 ± 4.611.0 ± 5.310.8 ± 5.211.2 ± 5.114.8 ± 3.214.1 ± 3.013.6 ± 6.312.3 ± 5.311.1 ± 5.0
Fracture sites
 ULF698 (67.0)125 (17.2)103 (29.4)33 (32.7)31 (41.9)12 (24.5)40 (83.3)26 (44.8)1068 (43.6)
 LLF237 (22.7)435 (59.8)139 (39.7)42 (41.6)7 (9.5)37 (75.5)5 (10.4)23 (39.7)925 (37.8)
 CFF99 (9.5)225 (30.9)133 (38.0)25 (24.8)40 (54.1)05 (10.4)11 (19.0)538 (22.0)
 SF21 (2.0)41 (5.6)57 (16.3)7 (6.9)0004 (6.9)130 (5.3)
 RSF2 (0.2)16 (2.2)8 (2.3)1 (1.0)1 (1.4)02 (4.2)030 (1.2)
ND98 (9.4)199 (27.3)130 (37.1)7 (6.9)14 (18.9)3 (6.1)9 (18.8)3 (5.2)463 (18.9)

ULF: upper limb fracture; LLF: lower limb fracture; CFF: craniofacial fracture; SF: spinal fracture; RSF: fracture of rib and sternum; ND: neurological deficit.