Table 3. Distribution of the fracture types observed during the one-month periods in 2019 and 2020 that were investigated.
*Fisher’s exact test
†Pearson’s chi-squared test (contingency)
PCN: percentage change in number of patients, PCR: percentage change in rate.
Values that indicate an increase and significant p values are highlighted by #.
| Fracture | 2019 | 2020 | Fracture (2020 vs 2019) | Fracture + surgery (2020 vs 2019) | ||||||||||
| type | Fracture | Fracture + surgery | Fracture | Fracture + surgery | PCN | PCR | P | PCN | PCR | P | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||||||
| Clavicle | 13 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | -84.6% | -0.4% | 0.282* | -100% | -1.9% | 0.689* |
| Humerus | 41 | 6.6 | 5 | 4.6 | 5 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | -87.8% | -2.3% | 0.336† | -100% | -4.6% | 0.389* |
| Elbow | 18 | 2.9 | 6 | 5.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 2 | 9.1 | -77.8% | 0.5% | 0.210* | -66.7% | 3.5% | 0.272* |
| Pediatric supracondylar humerus | 17 | 2.7 | 6 | 5.6 | 13 | 11.1 | 6 | 27.3 | -23.5% | 8.4% | 0.001* | 0.0% | 21.7% | 0.005*# |
| Forearm | 23 | 3.7 | 9 | 8.3 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | -91.3% | -2.0% | 0.140* | -100% | -8.3% | 0.178* |
| Distal radius | 104 | 16.8 | 7 | 6.5 | 10 | 8.5 | 0 | 0.0 | -90.4% | -8.3% | 0.204† | -100% | -6.5% | 0.264* |
| Scaphoid | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | -83.3% | -0.1% | 0.380* | 0.0% | ||
| Boxer’s | 27 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 28.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 18.2% | 23.8% | 0.001† | 0.0% | ||
| Other fracture of the hand | 52 | 8.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -100% | -8.4% | 0.001† | -100% | -0.9% | 0.831* |
| Metacarpals | 7 | 1.1 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -100% | -1.1% | 0.296* | -100% | -2.8% | 0.571* |
| Other fracture of the foot | 50 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -100% | -8.1% | 0.110† | 0.0% | ||
| Metatarsals | 46 | 7.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | -97.8% | -6.5% | 0.080† | -100% | -0.9% | 0.831* |
| Calcaneus | 8 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | -87.5% | -0.4% | 0.359* | -100% | -1.9% | 0.689* |
| Ankle | 55 | 8.9 | 8 | 7.4 | 6 | 5.1 | 1 | 4.5 | -89.1% | -3.8% | 0.176† | -87.5% | -2.9% | 0.352* |
| Tibia | 40 | 6.6 | 16 | 14.8 | 8 | 6.8 | 2 | 9.1 | -80.0% | 0.2% | 0.662† | -87.5% | -5.7% | 0.310* |
| Patella | 12 | 1.9 | 5 | 4.6 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 4.5 | -83.3% | -0.2% | 0.290* | -80.0% | -0.1% | 0.411* |
| Femur | 18 | 2.9 | 8 | 7.4 | 3 | 2.6 | 2 | 9.1 | -83.3% | -0.3% | 0.240* | -75.0% | 1.7% | 0.305* |
| Hip | 36 | 5.8 | 25 | 23.1 | 21 | 17.9 | 7 | 31.8 | -41.7% | 12.1% | 0.001† | -72.0% | 8.7% | 0.390† |
| Pelvis | 15 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | -80.0% | 0.2% | 0.247* | 0.0% | ||
| Vertebra | 17 | 2.7 | 4 | 3.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 4.5 | -88.2% | -1.0% | 0.229* | -75.0% | 0.8% | 0.412* |
| Coccyx | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -100% | -2.3% | 0.087* | 0.0% | ||
| Total | 619 | 100% | 108 | 100% | 117 | 100% | 22 | 100% | ||||||