Table 3.
The epidemiology of TFs according to different genders and whether presented with neurological deficit.
| Groups | Genders | Neurological deficit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | With | Without | |
| Total | 1808 | 642# | 463 | 1987# |
| Incidence per 100000 HA | 193.1 | 68.6# | 49.4 | 212.2# |
| Sex ratio | 1808/0 | 0/642# | 341/122 | 1467/520 |
| Mean age | 11.5 ± 4.9 | 10.1 ± 5.1# | 11.8 ± 5.1 | 11.0 ± 4.9# |
| Age range | ||||
| ≤6 | 356 (19.7) | 200 (31.2) # | 93 (20.1) | 463 (23.3) |
| 6-12 | 577 (31.9) | 210 (32.7) | 140 (30.2) | 647 (32.6) |
| 12-18 | 875 (48.4) | 232 (36.1) # | 230 (49.7) | 877 (44.1) # |
| Year range | ||||
| 2002-2004 | 299 (16.5) | 94 (14.6) | 71 (15.3) | 322 (16.2) |
| 2005-2007 | 660 (36.5) | 233 (36.3) | 157 (33.9) | 736 (37.0) |
| 2008-2010 | 849 (47.0) | 315 (49.1) | 235 (50.8) | 929 (46.8) |
| Aetiologies | ||||
| Low fall | 791 (43.8) | 251 (39.1) # | 98 (21.2) | 944 (47.5) # |
| MVCs | 493 (27.3) | 235 (36.6) # | 199 (43.0) | 529 (26.6) # |
| High fall | 248 (13.7) | 102 (15.9) | 130 (28.1) | 220 (11.1) # |
| Struck by object | 88 (4.9) | 13 (2.0) # | 7 (1.5) | 94 (4.7) # |
| Hit by others | 68 (3.8) | 6 (0.9) # | 14 (3.0) | 60 (3.0) |
| Sprain | 43 (2.4) | 6 (0.9) # | 3 (0.6) | 46 (2.3) # |
| Mechanical injury | 40 (2.2) | 8 (1.2) | 9 (1.9) | 39 (2.0) |
| Others | 37 (2.0) | 21 (3.3) | 3 (0.6) | 55 (2.8) # |
| Fracture sites | 1808 | 642 | ||
| ULF | 841 (46.5) | 227 (35.4) # | 146 (31.5) | 922 (46.4) # |
| LLF | 650 (36.0) | 275 (42.8) # | 126 (27.2) | 799 (40.2) # |
| CFF | 382 (21.1) | 156 (24.3) | 231 (49.9) | 307 (15.5) # |
| SF | 82 (4.5) | 48 (7.5) # | 63 (13.6) | 67 (3.4) # |
| RSF | 18 (1.0) | 12 (1.9) | 13 (2.8) | 17 (0.9) # |
| ND | 341 (18.9) | 122 (19.0) | 463 (100.0) | 0 # |
ULF: upper limb fracture; LLF: lower limb fracture; CFF: craniofacial fracture; SF: spinal fracture; RSF: fracture of rib and sternum; ND: neurological deficit.
#: significant difference compared to male patients or to patients with neurological deficits