Table 4.

Distribution of all prevalent fractures occurring after age 35 years among of an age-stratified sample of 266 Rochester, Minnesota men 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	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	2 (1.2%)
Hands/fingers	18 (64.3%)	4 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (21.4%)	28 (16.5%)
Distal Forearm	10 (52.6%)	7 (36.8%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.2%)
Proximal Humerus	2 (66.7%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)
Other Arm	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	3 (1.8%)
Clavicle/scapula/sternum	3 (33.3%)	2 (22.2%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	9 (5.3%)
Ribs	9 (27.3%)	5 (15.2%)	16 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)	33 (19.4%)
Thoracic/Lumbar Vertebrae	7 (25.0%)	1 (3.6%)	20 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.5%)
Cervical Vertebrae	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)
Pelvis	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	3 (1.8%)
Proximal Femur	0 (0.0%)	1 (100%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)
Other Leg	9 (47.4%)	7 (36.8%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	19 (11.2%)
Feet/toes	11 (57.9%)	2 (10.5%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (21.1%)	19 (11.2%)
All Sites	72 (42.4%)	33 (19.4%)	44 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.4%)	170