Injuries of the
musculoskeletal system in children and adolescents are an important clinical
and economical problem. Forearm fractures involving one or two bones comprise
more than one third of all fractures in this population group.
In our work, we
have decided to evaluate the epidemiological incidence of the forearm fractures
with the special regard to the precise anatomical location in the representative
population of children and youth from a typical Polish town.
Methods: The
study included the entire population aged 0-18 years old from the city of
Olsztyn in the years 2009- 2012. The analysis of the incidence of fractures was
based on the complete medical records. The test used the division of forearm
fractures into 7 groups (depending on the anatomical location).
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