Journal of Musculoskeletal Trauma

Original Article

The Pattern of Occurrence of Fractures in Children and Adolescents and Its Managements Based on the Database of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service: Yong Wook Kwon, Soon Hyuck Lee, Hyun Woo Kim, Jin Ho Hwang; J Korean Fract Soc 2014;27(4):308-314. Published online October 31, 2014; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2014.27.4.308

PURPOSE
The purpose of this article is to report on the pattern of medical process and relative frequencies of fractures in children and adolescents.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The authors retrospectively analyzed the database of the health insurance review and assessment service regarding children and adolescents under 20 years old treated from 2008 to 2010. Newly registered numbers of fractures in children and adolescents according to sex, month, institution, and anatomical location were also reviewed.
RESULTS
A total of 1,893,416 fractures occurred during three years; approximately 630,000 cases were treated during one year (approximately 562 cases among 10,000 people during one year). During one year, the most fractures occurred in June and the least in February. Senior general hospital consisted of 5.72%, 12.30% in general hospital, 19.28% in hospital, and 62.70% in clinics. Among the fracture sites, 0.05% were cervical fractures, 0.91% in sternum and thoracic vertebra, 1.35% in lumbar vertebra and pelvis, 12.79% in shoulder and upper extremities, 26.87% in lower extremities, 38.10% in wrist and hand, 1.01% in femur, 10.40% in lower extremities including ankle, and 8.52% in foot excluding ankle. The maximal incidence was age 14 years in male and 12 years in female.
CONCLUSION
The authors reviewed the pattern of medical process and relative frequencies of fractures in children and adolescents.

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