title: The incidence and causative factors responsible for femoral shaft fractures in children.
abstract: From 1976 through 1985, a total of 1096 children, 0-15 years of age, was treated for fractures in Kuopio University Central Hospital. 131 patients had a femoral shaft fracture and 114 of them, including 82 boys and 32 girls, were studied. The incidence of femoral shaft fracture was 2.16 per 10,000 inhabitants 0-15 years of age. Environmental factors and the ability to move in traffic appeared to be the most important risk factors for femoral shaft fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Central Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miettinen
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mäkelä
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vainio
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries