Table 1.
Distribution of Fractures Among 1964 Rochester, MN, Residents After Recognition of Diabetes Mellitus in 1970–1994 by Fracture Site and Cause
| Fracture site |
Fracture cause |
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|
Severe trauma |
Fall from standing |
Spontaneous |
Pathological |
Uncertain |
All causes |
|
| n (%*) | n (%*) | n (%*) | n (%*) | n (%*) | n (%†) | |
| Skull/face | 8 (28.6) | 20 (71.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 28 (2.1) |
| Hands/fingers | 38 (57.6) | 25 (37.9) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.0) | 66 (4.8) |
| Distal forearm | 11 (13.9) | 66 (83.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.5) | 79 (5.8) |
| Proximal humerus | 7 (9.2) | 63 (82.9) | 2 (2.6) | 2 (2.6) | 2 (2.6) | 76 (5.6) |
| Other arm | 13 (34.2) | 25 (65.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 38 (2.8) |
| Clavicle/scapula/sternum | 6 (20.0) | 15 (50.0) | 3 (10.0) | 4 (13.3) | 2 (6.7) | 30 (2.2) |
| Ribs | 40 (21.7) | 63 (34.2) | 38 (20.7) | 12 (6.5) | 31 (16.8) | 184 (13.4) |
| Vertebrae | 27 (6.0) | 53 (11.8) | 339 (75.2) | 20 (4.4) | 12 (2.7) | 451 (32.9) |
| Pelvis | 5 (8.8) | 35 (61.4) | 8 (14.0) | 2 (3.5) | 7 (12.3) | 57 (4.2) |
| Proximal femur | 13 (11.1) | 95 (81.2) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (2.6) | 5 (4.3) | 117 (8.5) |
| Other leg | 37 (29.4) | 81 (64.3) | 2 (1.6) | 2 (1.6) | 4 (3.2) | 126 (9.2) |
| Feet/toes | 58 (49.6) | 19 (16.2) | 20 (17.1) | 0 (0) | 20 (17.1) | 117 (8.5) |
| All sites | 263 (19.2) | 560 (40.9) | 414 (30.2) | 45 (3.3) | 87 (6.4) | 1369 (100) |
* Percentage (%) of each type of fracture.
† Percentage (%) of total.