Incidence and sex distribution of proximal femoral fractures in children and adolescents.
During the period 1909-1981, proximal femoral fractures were treated in 2632 adults and 74 children and adolescents in the age group of 0-18 years. The incidence of these fractures in children and adolescents in relation to that in adults is higher than so far indicated in the literature, and in this series amounts to 1:36. Proximal femoral fractures show a male predominance in children and adolescents, and the age of predilection is 11-18 years.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D012737:Sex Factors