CHANGING EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TIBIAL SHAFT FRACTURES - 513 CASES COMPARED BETWEEN 1971-1975 AND 1986-1990

Authors
EMAMI A MJOBERG B RAGNARSSON B LARSSON S
Citation
A. Emami et al., CHANGING EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TIBIAL SHAFT FRACTURES - 513 CASES COMPARED BETWEEN 1971-1975 AND 1986-1990, Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica, 67(6), 1996, pp. 557-561
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016470
Volume
67
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
557 - 561
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6470(1996)67:6<557:CEOTSF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We studied the epidemiological features of tibial shaft fractures duri ng two 5-year periods, 1971-75 and 1986-90, in the county of Uppsala, Sweden. The incidence was higher in men than in women during both peri ods. In men aged 10-19 years, the fracture incidence was lower during the second period, with a reduction of fractures sustained in road tra ffic accidents. In women above 80 years, the fracture incidence was hi gher during the second period.