Table 2 Injury causes of distal radial fracture
From: Epidemiology of distal radius fracture: a regional population-based study in Japan
Number (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Injury causes | All age | ≤ 15 years of age | > 15 years of age |
Simple fall | 199 (77.1) | 1 (4.2) | 198 (85.3) |
Fall from height | 19 (7.4) | 3 (12.5) | 16 (6.9) |
Traffic accident | 17 (6.6) | 8 (33.3) | 9 (3.8) |
Sports injury | 15 (5.8) | 12 (50) | 3 (1.3) |
Crush injury | 5 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.1) |
Other causes | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.9) |
No date | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) |
Total | 258 (100) | 24 (100) | 234 (100) |