Table 1.
The epidemiology of traumatic fractures according to different aetiologies.
| Aetiologies | Low fall | MVCs | High fall | Struck by object | Hit by others | Sprain | Mechanical injury | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1042 | 728 | 350 | 101 | 74 | 49 | 48 | 58 | 2450 |
| Incidence per 100000 HA | 111.3 | 77.8 | 37.4 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 261.7 |
| M/F | 791/251 | 493/235 | 248/102 | 88/13 | 68/6 | 43/6 | 40/8 | 37/21 | 1808/642 |
| Mean age | 10.8 ± 4.6 | 11.0 ± 5.3 | 10.8 ± 5.2 | 11.2 ± 5.1 | 14.8 ± 3.2 | 14.1 ± 3.0 | 13.6 ± 6.3 | 12.3 ± 5.3 | 11.1 ± 5.0 |
| Fracture sites | |||||||||
| ULF | 698 (67.0) | 125 (17.2) | 103 (29.4) | 33 (32.7) | 31 (41.9) | 12 (24.5) | 40 (83.3) | 26 (44.8) | 1068 (43.6) |
| LLF | 237 (22.7) | 435 (59.8) | 139 (39.7) | 42 (41.6) | 7 (9.5) | 37 (75.5) | 5 (10.4) | 23 (39.7) | 925 (37.8) |
| CFF | 99 (9.5) | 225 (30.9) | 133 (38.0) | 25 (24.8) | 40 (54.1) | 0 | 5 (10.4) | 11 (19.0) | 538 (22.0) |
| SF | 21 (2.0) | 41 (5.6) | 57 (16.3) | 7 (6.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (6.9) | 130 (5.3) |
| RSF | 2 (0.2) | 16 (2.2) | 8 (2.3) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 2 (4.2) | 0 | 30 (1.2) |
| ND | 98 (9.4) | 199 (27.3) | 130 (37.1) | 7 (6.9) | 14 (18.9) | 3 (6.1) | 9 (18.8) | 3 (5.2) | 463 (18.9) |
ULF: upper limb fracture; LLF: lower limb fracture; CFF: craniofacial fracture; SF: spinal fracture; RSF: fracture of rib and sternum; ND: neurological deficit.