ArticleInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention1998
Fractures among children: incidence and impact on daily activities.
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- Prevalence of bone fractures among children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Epidemiologic Features of Traumatic Fractures in Children and Adolescents: A 9-Year Retrospective Study.BioMed research international · 2019Trial
- Epidemiology and treatment of forearm fractures in Swedish children and adolescents.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Observational
- PEDIATRIC FRACTURES IN A TERTIARY PUBLIC HOSPITAL: WHAT ARE WE DEALING WITH?Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2025Article
- Traumatic Hip Dislocation with Proximal Femoral Epiphyseal Fracture in 12-Year-Old Boy: A Case-Based Review.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
- Influence of vitamin D supplementation on fracture risk, bone mineral density and bone biochemistry in Mongolian schoolchildren: multicenter double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Rise of extremity fractures and sport accidents in children at 8-12 years and increase of admittance via the resuscitation room over a decade.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- The relationship between extremity fractures and visual impairment in childhood: A case-control study.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2022Article
- Levels of Physical Activity in Children with Extremity Fractures a Dutch Observational Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments in the United States: Epidemiology and Health Care-Associated Costs.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Incidence, pattern and mechanisms of injuries and fractures in children under two years of age.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Trends in the U.S. Childhood Emergency Department Visits for Fall-Related Fractures, 2001-2015.Cureus · 2020Article
- Benzodiazepine Treatment and Fracture Risk in Young Persons With Anxiety Disorders.Pediatrics · 2020Article
- Substantial decrease in paediatric lower extremity fracture rates in German hospitals in 2017 compared with 2002: an epidemiological study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Early Pediatric Fractures in a Universally Insured Population within the United States.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Intra-Observer and Inter-Observer Reliability of Shaft Condylar Angle and Lateral Capitellohumeral Angle: Evaluation Based on Reliability in Different Ages and Levels of Experience.Orthopaedic surgery · 2019Article
- Traumatic fractures resulting from collisions in children and adolescents: A retrospective observational study.Medicine · 2018Observational
- A Review of Epidemiological Distribution of Different Types of Fractures in Paediatric Age.Cureus · 2017Article
- Ethnic and geographic variations in the epidemiology of childhood fractures in the United Kingdom.Bone · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe study's objective was to examine incidence of fractures and associated activity restriction among children aged 0-12 years.
designInjuries were prospectively recorded over the four year period from 1992-95 in a cohort of children aged 0-12 years, representing 193,540 children years. Information about length and extent of activity restriction was collected from parents by a mailed questionnaire for a subsample of 192 children with a fracture.
resultsA total of 2477 fractures occurred in the study population (128 per 10,000 children annually). The incidence increased linearly with age, by 14 cases per 10,000 children year for each year of age. Boys and girls showed similar patterns of fracture occurrence. There was a significant difference in length of activity restrictions for different types of fractures. The mean and 95% confidence interval (CI) of activity restricted days for leg fractures were 26 (95% CI 7 to 45) days, for arm fractures, 14 (95% CI 8 to 20) days, and for other fractures, 5 (95% CI 1 to 8) days. Arm fractures represented 66% of the cases and 62% of the activity restricted days; leg fractures 19% of cases and 33% of all activity restricted days; and other fractures 16% of the cases but only 5% of the activity restricted days in this population.
conclusionThe incidence of fractures increases in childhood. Different types of fractures among children cause different amounts of activity restriction.
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