TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Increasing incidence of distal radius fractures in Japanese children and adolescents
JO  - Journal of orthopaedic science
A1  - Hagino, H.
A1  - Yamamoto, Koichi
A1  - Ohshiro, H.
A1  - Nose, T.
SP  - 356
EP  - 360
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
N2  - To investigate recent trends in the incidence of fractures in children and adolescents, we conducted a survey of distal radius fractures in 1992 and 1995 in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Seven-hundred and forty-five patients under age 20 years were registered (562 males and 183 females). The age and sex-specific incidences of fractures in patients under 20 years of age were higher in males than in females, showing peaks at age 12-13 years for males and at age 10-11 years for females. The incidences had an obvious monthly variation, with peaks in spring and autumn. The age and sex-specific incidences were compared with those in the period 1986-1988, which we reported previously. The incidence in each year showed a significant increase with time for males but not for females. We conclude that the incidence of distal radius fractures in children and adolescents has a prominent peak matched by the age of the growth spurt, and the incidence of the fracture has increased in males during the past decade in Tottori Prefecture.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0949-2658
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s007760000050356.776
ID  - ref1
ER  -