Table 2.
Distribution of All Fractures and Fragility Fractures After Age 35 Years Among 1776 Olmsted County, MN Residents (1086 Men and 690 Women) Who Had Sustained a Distal Forearm Fracture As Children in 1935–1992, by Subsequent Fracture Site and Cause
| Fracture site | Men
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Women
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| All fractures | Fragility fracturesa | All fractures | Fragility fracturesa | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Skull/face | 20 (4.5) | 4 (2.1) | 5 (2.4) | 4 (3.5) |
| Hands/fingers | 64 (14.3) | 8 (4.1) | 15 (7.3) | 5 (4.4) |
| Distal forearm | 26 (5.8) | 5 (2.6) | 17 (8.3) | 9 (7.9) |
| Proximal humerus | 7 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.4) | 2 (1.8) |
| Other arm | 17 (3.8) | 3 (1.6) | 13 (6.3) | 6 (5.3) |
| Clavicle/scapula/sternum | 22 (4.9) | 1 (0.5) | 6 (2.9) | 5 (4.4) |
| Ribs | 76 (16.9) | 48 (24.9) | 28 (13.7) | 19 (16.7) |
| Thoracic/lumbar vertebrae | 92 (20.5) | 81 (42.0) | 37 (18.0) | 32 (28.1) |
| Cervical vertebrae | 14 (3.1) | 5 (2.6) | 6 (2.9) | 3 (2.6) |
| Pelvis | 5 (1.1) | 2 (1.0) | 7 (3.4) | 5 (4.4) |
| Proximal femur | 6 (1.3) | 4 (2.1) | 5 (2.4) | 5 (4.4) |
| Other leg | 53 (11.8) | 18 (9.3) | 20 (9.8) | 10 (8.8) |
| Feet/toes | 47 (10.5) | 14 (7.3) | 41 (20.0) | 9 (7.9) |
| All sites | 449 | 193 | 205 | 114 |
a
Excludes severe trauma and pathologic fractures.