Upper Extremity Fractures in Children—Comparison between Worldwide, Romanian and Western Romanian Region Incidence

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ID15718503
AuthorsOvidiu Adam (Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara), Florin George Horhat (0000-0001-6133-0204, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, corresponding author), Elena Amăricăi (0000-0002-0706-7449, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara), Vlad Laurenţiu David (0000-0003-4295-7487, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, corresponding author), Zoltán Derzsi (0000-0001-6591-520X, Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș), Eugen Sorin Boia (0000-0002-8154-7213, Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara)
Year2020
Volume7
Issue8
Pages84-84
Publication date2020-07-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children7080084
PMID32751193
OpenAlexW3046726645
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

(1) Background: Fractures represent a significant part of all pediatric injuries, with distal forearm fracture being the most common fracture type in children. (2) Methods: In this comparative, epidemiological study we collected fracture incidence data from the scientific literature and compared it to real-world data extracted from the Romanian national and regional hospital database. In order to collect information on the epidemiology of upper extremity fractures in children, we conducted a systematic literature review on Medline, via PubMed. Extracted incidence data were stratified by fracture location, age or age interval and gender. Nationwide and Western Region incidence values were calculated for different fracture locations of the upper extremity using data extracted from a centralized hospital database. Incidence values were calculated using the mid-2018 census data. The search was restricted to the pediatric population. (3) Results: Incidence values for upper arm fractures nationwide and for Western Region were 54.83/100,000 person-years and 64.79/100,000 person-years, respectively. Forearm fractures had an incidence of 139.77/100,000 person-years and 139.56/100,000 person-years, respectively. The overall incidence of upper extremity fractures nationwide and for the Romanian Western Region were 206.02/100,000 person-years and 220.14/100,000 person-years, respectively. (4) Conclusions: Incidence of upper extremity fractures in the pediatric population varies according to the analyzed data. The calculated incidence depends on the site of fractures, assessed population (worldwide, Romanian population or regional-Western part of Romania) or patients' age

Census · Environmental health · Forearm · Incidence (geometry · Pathology · Population · Romanian · Bone fractures and treatments · Demography · Hip and Femur Fractures · Medicine · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies · Epidemiology · Pediatrics · Surgery

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