Table 4.
Reported accidents causing later shaft fractures of femur or humerus
| No reported accident | Reported accident | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall accident | Other type of accident | ||||||||||
| All | All | From being carried | From same level | From furniture or equipment | From bed | From stairs | Unspecified | Pinching | Transport | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Femur shaft fracture | |||||||||||
| < 6 months (n = 102) | 37 (36.3) | 65 (63.7) | 53 (51.9) | 16 (15.7) | 5 (4.9) | 4 (3.9) | 3 (2.9) | 0 | 25 (24.5) | 10 (9.8) | 2 (2.0) |
| 6 to 12 months (n = 185) | 30 (16.2) | 155 (83.8) | 145 (78.4) | 34 (18.4) | 24 (13.0) | 20 (10.8) | 13 (7.0) | 14 (7.6) | 40 (21.6) | 8 (4.3) | 2 (1.1) |
| All (n = 287) | 67 (23.3) | 220 (76.7) | 198 (69.0) | 50 (17.4) | 29 (10.1) | 24 (8.4) | 16 (5.6) | 14 (4.9) | 65 (22.6) | 18 (6.3) | 4 (1.4) |
| Humerus shaft fracture | |||||||||||
| < 6 months (n = 96) | 48 (50.0) | 48 (49.9) | 44 (45.8) | 8 (8.3) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (3.1) | 2 (2.1) | 0 | 30 (31.3) | 3 (3.1) | 1 (1.0) |
| 6 to 12 months (n = 46) | 11 (23.9) | 35 (76.1) | 35 (761.1) | 3 (6.5) | 9 (19.6) | 7 (15.2) | 2 (4.4) | 0 | 14 (30.4) | 0 | 0 |
| All (n = 142) | 59 (41.6) | 83 (58.4) | 79 (55.5) | 11 (7.7) | 10 (7.0) | 10 (7.0) | 4 (2.8) | 0 | 44 (31.0) | 3 (2.1) | 1 (0.7) |