Table 1.

Characteristics of the 74 patients with femoral fractures treated in Aurora Hospital during the period 1980–89. Numbers in parentheses apply to the patients who attended the follow-up

Demographic characteristics
Age
Mean	7	(7)
Range	0–14	(0–14)
Sex
M	51	(34)
F	23	(18)
Primary injury
Motor-vehicle accident	23	(17)
Sledding accident	10	(7)
Playground accident	9	(5)
Fall on level	7	(5)
Bicycle accident	6	(5)
Downhill skiing	6	(4)
Pathological fracture	1	(1)
Other	12	(8)
Treatment method
Traction	62	(44)
Tibial traction	49	(34)
Femoral traction	13	(10)
Casting	4	(3)
Internal fixation	8	(5)
Fracture location
Proximal		(13)
Distal		(11)
Mid-shaft		(28)