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Table 2 The epidemiology of age group according to different hand fractures sites

From: Clinical analysis of 1301 children with hand and foot fractures and growth plate injuries

Fractures sites

Infants

Preschool children

School children

Adolescents

Total

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

1st phalanx

32

13.68%

72

15.35%

22

7.64%

12

7.89%

138

12.07%

 Proximal phalanx

7

2.99%

19

4.05%

10

3.47%

9

5.92%

45

3.94%

 Distal phalanx

25

10.68%

53

11.30%

12

4.17%

3

1.97%

93

8.14%

2nd phalanx

34

14.53%

70

14.93%

34

11.81%

9

5.92%

147

12.86%

 Proximal phalanx

5

2.14%

11

2.35%

10

3.47%

5

3.29%

31

2.71%

 Middle phalanx

7

2.99%

9

1.92%

3

1.04%

2

1.32%

21

1.84%

 Distal phalanx

22

9.40%

50

10.66%

21

7.29%

2

1.32%

95

8.31%

3rd phalanx

67

28.63%

90

19.19%

73

25.35%

16

10.53%

246

21.52%

 Proximal phalanx

3

1.28%

12

2.56%

14

4.86%

9

5.92%

38

3.32%

 Middle phalanx

9

3.85%

5

1.07%

4

1.39%

2

1.32%

20

1.75%

 Distal phalanx

55

23.50%

73

15.57%

55

19.10%

5

3.29%

188

16.45%

4th phalanx

62

26.50%

90

19.19%

54

18.75%

26

17.11%

232

20.30%

 Proximal phalanx

6

2.56%

12

2.56%

28

9.72%

20

13.16%

66

5.77%

 Middle phalanx

3

1.28%

6

1.28%

4

1.39%

3

1.97%

16

1.40%

 Distal phalanx

53

22.65%

72

15.35%

22

7.64%

3

1.97%

150

13.12%

5th phalanx

32

13.68%

125

26.65%

90

31.25%

53

34.87%

300

26.25%

 Proximal phalanx

4

1.71%

59

12.58%

65

22.57%

45

29.61%

173

15.14%

 Middle phalanx

5

2.14%

17

3.62%

7

2.43%

4

2.63%

33

2.89%

 Distal phalanx

23

9.83%

49

10.45%

18

6.25%

4

2.63%

94

8.22%

Metacarpal

5

2.14%

22

4.69%

14

4.86%

36

23.68%

77

6.74%

 1st metacarpal

1

0.43%

6

1.28%

9

3.13%

8

5.26%

24

2.10%

 2nd metacarpal

1

0.43%

5

1.07%

0

0.00%

1

0.66%

7

0.61%

 3rd metacarpal

2

0.85%

7

1.49%

1

0.35%

4

2.63%

14

1.22%

 4th metacarpal

0

0.00%

1

0.21%

0

0.00%

5

3.29%

6

0.52%

 5th metacarpal

1

0.43%

3

0.64%

4

1.39%

18

11.84%

26

2.27%

Carpus

2

0.85%

0

0.00%

1

0.35%

0

0.00%

3

0.26%

Total

234

100.00%

469

100%

288

100.00%

152

100.00%

1143

100.00%