Table 1.
Description of fractures in France in 2016 by fracture site
| Gender | N (%) | Mean age (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All fractures | All | 562,094 (100) | 63.6 (22.1) |
| Men | 242,236 (43.1) | 53.2 (21.8) | |
| Women | 319,858 (56.9) | 71.5 (18.9) | |
| Skull | All | 5986 (100) | 58.2 (21.1) |
| Men | 4146 (69.3) | 54 (20.2) | |
| Women | 1840 (30.7) | 67.5 (20) | |
| Face | All | 25,534 (100) | 51.6 (24.2) |
| Men | 16,490 (64.6) | 44.8 (21.2) | |
| Women | 9044 (35,4) | 64.1 (24.3) | |
| Spine | All | 49,783 (100) | 71.9 (18.3) |
| Men | 20,762 (41.7) | 66.1 (19.9) | |
| Women | 29,021 (58,3) | 76 (15.9) | |
| Pelvis | All | 13,675 (100) | 77.3 (17.2) |
| Men | 3990 (29.2) | 68 (20.7) | |
| Women | 9685 (70.8) | 81.2 (13.8) | |
| Ribs | All | 26,353 (100) | 63.1 (18.9) |
| Men | 15,828 (60.1) | 63.3 (18.4) | |
| Women | 10,525 (39.9) | 73.4 (17.3) | |
| Clavicle | All | 13,988 (100) | 52 (21.6) |
| Men | 9075 (64.9) | 46 (18.8) | |
| Women | 4913 (35.1) | 63.1 (22.1) | |
| Proximal upper limb | All | 33,690 (100) | 69.1 (18.3) |
| Men | 11,329 (33.5) | 59.4 (19.7) | |
| Women | 22,361 (66.4) | 73.9 (15.4) | |
| Distal upper limb | All | 172,591 (100) | 55.2 (18.3) |
| Men | 76,756 (44.5) | 43.6 (19.2) | |
| Women | 95,835 (55.5) | 64.6 (18.9) | |
| Femoral neck | All | 78,766 (100) | 82 (11.7) |
| Men | 21,510 (27.3) | 78 (14.3) | |
| Women | 57,256 (72.7) | 83.6 (10.2) | |
| Proximal lower limb | All | 16,922 (100) | 77.6 (17.2) |
| Men | 4945 (29.2) | 67.2 (21.7) | |
| Women | 11,977 (70.8) | 81.9 (12.7) | |
| Distal lower limb | All | 84,602 (100) | 54.2 (19.8) |
| Men | 39,659 (46.9) | 46.8 (17.9) | |
| Women | 44,943 (53.1) | 60.8 (19) | |
| Multiple fractures | All | 40,204 (100) | 67.1 (21.8) |
| Men | 17,746 (44.1) | 55.2 21) | |
| Women | 22,458 (55.9) | 76.5 (17.4) |