Prevalence and incidence of musculoskeletal extremity complaints in children and adolescents. A systematic review

Table 5 Clinical population studies. Prevalence and incidence rates of musculoskeletal extremity complaints in children by age group

	0–9 years of age		10–19 years of age
	Incidence, %		Incidence, %
Anatomic Region/Site	Per 1000 person years	Management rate per 100 encounters^a	Per 1000 person years	Management rate per 100 encounters^a
Upper extremity in general		1.30–1.38 [45]		1.38–4.55 [45]
Shoulder	0.0–0.7 [44]		1.4–4.8 [44]
Arm	2.0–2.3 [44]		2.3–2.8 [44]
Elbow	1.3–1.7 [44]		1.9–2.3 [44]
Wrist/hand/finger	1.8–5.0 [44]		6.3–9.1 [44]
Lower extremity in general		1.72–1.85 [45]		2.26–5.33 [45]
Hip/groin	4.0–4.9 [46]		2.1–2.2 [46]
Thigh	4.1–4.2 [46]		4.3–5.1 [46]
Knee	0.0–3.6 [46]		0.8–17.0 [46]
Ankle/ft	1.9–9.2 [46]		5.0–16.2 [46]

[x]: reference number of included study
^a Management rate per 100 encounters: diagnoses recorded at general practitioners per 100 consecutive encounters

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