ArticleActa orthopaedica2010
Epidemiology of fractures in children and adolescents.
Article in Acta orthopaedica, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 241 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Robert Jones Bandage Versus Cast in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fracture in Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Is Casting of Displaced Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures Non-inferior to Reduction in General Anesthesia? A Pragmatic, Randomized, Controlled Non-inferiority Multicenter Trial
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241 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 557 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nonoperative versus surgical treatment of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.International orthopaedics · 2025Pooled it
- Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound versus X-ray for distal forearm fractures in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Multicomponent Injury Prevention Programs on Children and Adolescents' Fundamental Movement Skills: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of fractures in children to develop the WHO's Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions for treating wrist fractures in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Bone mineral density at femoral neck and lumbar spine in adults with type 1 diabetes: a meta-analysis and review of the literature.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Pooled it
- Robert Jones bandage versus cast in the treatment of distal radius fracture in children: A randomized controlled trial.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2023Trial
- Vitamin D-A Risk Factor for Bone Fractures in Children: A Population-Based Prospective Case-Control Randomized Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Epidemiologic Features of Traumatic Fractures in Children and Adolescents: A 9-Year Retrospective Study.BioMed research international · 2019Trial
- Infant, maternal and pregnancy associated risk factors for offspring fractures during infancy - A population-based study.Child abuse & neglect · 2026Article
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- Burden of Disease in Pediatric Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia: A Literature Review.Calcified tissue international · 2026Review
- Skin-related complications of casting in children: a systematic review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Complications of treatment in paediatric forearm fractures: A 30-year review of compensation claims.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Conservative Treatment of Pediatric Fractures-Narrative Review of Acceptable Deformity and Remodeling Potential.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Open Fractures Beyond Long Bones: Rethinking Age-Dependent Injury Mechanisms and Anatomical Patterns in Pediatric Trauma.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Deep Learning-Based Multi-Class Pediatric Wrist Fracture Subtype Classification: A Pilot Study Comparing Convolutional Neural Network Architectures.Journal of imaging · 2026Article
- Pathological fractures in pediatric extremities: a comparative analysis of patient characteristics, trauma mechanisms, and lesion types.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Temporal trend of pediatric fracture epidemiology in Thailand: a nationwide study 2018-2024.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Article
- K-wire shows striking advantages to plateosteosynthesis for distal metaphyseal radius fracture in children: a retrospective, two-center study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
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Abstract
background and purposeFractures are most common in youth and in the elderly, with differences in incidence over time and between regions. We present the fracture pattern in a population of youths <or= 19 years of age, who were seen at Umeå University Hospital, Sweden. MATERIAL AND
methodsAll injuries seen at the hospital have been recorded in a database since 1993. The data include variables such as age, sex, date, type of injury, mechanism of injury, and treatment. For the period 1993-2007, there were 10,203 injury events that had resulted in at least 1 fracture.
resultsThe incidence for the whole period was 201/10(4) person years. The incidence increased by 13% during the period 1998-2007, when we were able to control for registration errors. The most common fracture site was the distal forearm. The most common type of injury mechanism was falling. The peak incidence occurred at 11-12 years in girls and at 13-14 years in boys, with a male-to-female incidence ratio of 1.5. We found variations in mechanisms and activities at injury with age, and over time.
interpretationFractures are caused by a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that vary with age. We believe the increase in incidence is partly explained by changes in children's activity patterns over time. Further research may help to identify preventive measures to reduce the number of fractures, in particular those involving hospital care, surgical treatment, and-most importantly-long-term impairment.
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