Table 1.

Distribution of all prevalent fractures occurring after age 35 years among of an age-stratified sample of 314 Rochester, Minnesota women over the age of 35 years.

Fracture Site	Fracture Cause
	Severe Trauma	Falls from Standing	Spontaneous	Pathological	Uncertain	All Causes
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Skull/face	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	3 (1.1%)
Hands/fingers	13 (56.5%)	6 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)	23 (8.2%)
Distal Forearm	10 (22.2%)	34 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	45 (16.1%)
Proximal Humerus	4 (30.8%)	8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	13 (4.7%)
Other Arm	4 (40.0%)	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)
Clavicle/scapula/sternum	7 (100%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)
Ribs	4 (16.7%)	2 (8.3%)	17 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	24 (8.6%)
Thoracic/Lumbar Vertebrae	10 (19.6%)	4 (7.8%)	33 (64.7%)	2 (3.9%)	2 (3.9%)	51 (18.3%)
Cervical Vertebrae	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)
Pelvis	3 (75.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)
Proximal Femur	0 (0.0%)	2 (100%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)
Other Leg	22 (57.9%)	12 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.5%)	38 (13.6%)
Feet/toes	33 (60.0%)	11 (20.0%)	6 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)	55 (19.7%)
All Sites	114 (40.9%)	86 (30.8%)	58 (20.8%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.8%)	279