Table 4.

comparison of published incidence rates (100,000 children per year) for paediatric forearm and distal radius fractures.

Study	Location	Incidence rate	Fractures (n)	Population at risk (patient years)	Study period (years)	Age group	Site
This study	Leicester, UK	337	6529	1,937,656	8	0–16	distal radius
Park et al, 201320	South Korea	801	83472	10,000,000a	5	0–19	forearm
Bell et al, 201217	Glasgow, UK	411	439	106,772	1	0–12	forearm
Hedström et al, 20109	Sweden	591	393b	34,239c	14	0–19	distal radius
Randsborg et al, 200915	Norway	470	362	77,470	1	0–16	distal radius
Cooper et al, 20043	UK	393	25,271	7,000,000a	10	0–18	forearm
Brudvik et al, 200316	Norway	660	461	–	1	0–16	distal radius
Khosla et al, 20035	Rochester, US	373	469	–	3d	0–35	distal radius
Lyons et al, 199914	South Wales, UK	1289e	888	68,231	1	0–14	distal radius

^a Approximation of annual at-risk population.

^b Number of fractures from 2006–07 only.

^c Mean annual at-risk population.

^d results 1999–2001 shown; results also presented from four 3-year time periods from 1969 to 2001.

^e Standardised fracture rate.