title: The epidemiology of diaphyseal fractures of the tibia.
abstract: AO Documentation collected reports of nearly five thousand diaphyseal tibial fractures occurring in the 1980s. The following conclusions can be drawn: i. The number of fractures affecting men is twice that affecting women. ii. These fractures occurred mainly in younger people (under 40 years of age) and no increase occurred in elderly people. iii. Most bending fractures occurred in young men (20-30 yrs) and the torsion fractures affected men and women of about 40 equally. iv. The number of simple fractures (type A) is about the same as for fractures with one fragment (type B).
authors.affiliation: AO Research Institute, Davos Platz.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grütter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cordey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bühler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Regazzoni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018483:Diaphyses / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology