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The three most common types of fracture by age
| Age | Fracture type | Finished consultant episodes |
| ≤14 years | Distal radius | 121,340 (35%) |
| Distal humerus | 47,032 (14%) | |
| Hand | 31,389 (9%) | |
| 15–59 years | Ankle | 216,619 (24%) |
| Hand | 191,530 (21%) | |
| Distal radius | 141,259 (15%) | |
| 60–74 years | Hip | 128,537 (30%) |
| Distal radius | 80,340 (19%) | |
| Ankle | 72,146 (17%) | |
| ≥75 years | Hip | 728,714 (61%) |
| Distal radius | 104,545 (9%) | |
| Proximal humerus | 72,279 (6%) |
