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. 2020 May 18;12(5):e8185. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8185

Table 2. Comparison of location of tibia fractures between males and females and players <13 years old and ≥ 13 years old.

Males and females were found to have an insignificant association with location of bone fracture (p-value = 0.33). Players <13 years of age and players ≥ 13 years of age were found to have an insignificant association with location of bone fracture (p-value = 0.17)

Tibia Fractures
  Male Female Age <13 Age ≥13 Total
Proximal 8 (57%) 6 (43%) 3 (21%) 11 (79%) 14 (100%)
Shaft 82 (73%) 31 (27%) 20 (18%) 93 (82%) 113 (100%)
Distal 26 (63%) 15 (37%) 13 (32%) 28 (68%) 41 (100%)