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Table 3 The epidemiology of age group according to different foot 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

17

32.69%

42

23.73%

18

12.33%

6

13.95%

83

19.86%

 Proximal phalanx

7

13.46%

21

11.86%

12

8.22%

5

11.63%

45

10.77%

 Distal phalanx

10

19.23%

21

11.86%

6

4.11%

1

2.33%

38

9.09%

2nd phalanx

4

7.69%

8

4.52%

18

12.33%

2

4.65%

32

7.66%

 Proximal phalanx

2

3.85%

5

2.82%

13

8.90%

0

0.00%

20

4.78%

 Middle phalanx

1

1.92%

1

0.56%

1

0.68%

1

2.33%

4

0.96%

 Distal phalanx

1

1.92%

2

1.13%

4

2.74%

1

2.33%

8

1.91%

3rd phalanx

7

13.46%

11

6.21%

10

6.85%

0

0.00%

28

6.70%

 Proximal phalanx

2

3.85%

4

2.26%

7

4.79%

0

0.00%

13

3.11%

 Middle phalanx

2

3.85%

3

1.69%

1

0.68%

0

0.00%

6

1.44%

 Distal phalanx

3

5.77%

4

2.26%

2

1.37%

0

0.00%

9

2.15%

4th phalanx

2

3.85%

12

6.78%

12

8.22%

1

2.33%

26

6.22%

 Proximal phalanx

1

1.92%

4

2.26%

9

6.16%

1

2.33%

14

3.35%

 Middle phalanx

0

0.00%

2

1.13%

2

1.37%

0

0.00%

4

0.96%

 Distal phalanx

1

1.92%

6

3.39%

1

0.68%

0

0.00%

8

1.91%

5th phalanx

4

7.69%

19

10.73%

14

9.59%

1

2.33%

38

9.09%

 Proximal phalanx

2

3.85%

16

9.04%

11

7.53%

1

2.33%

30

7.18%

 Middle phalanx

1

1.92%

0

0.00%

3

2.05%

0

0.00%

4

0.96%

 Distal phalanx

1

1.92%

3

1.69%

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

4

0.96%

Metatarsal

18

34.62%

81

45.76%

71

48.63%

33

76.74%

203

48.56%

 1st metatarsal

5

9.62%

20

11.30%

10

6.85%

3

6.98%

38

9.09%

 2nd metatarsal

3

5.77%

16

9.04%

18

12.33%

9

20.93%

46

11.00%

 3rd metatarsal

4

7.69%

15

8.47%

17

11.64%

8

18.60%

44

10.53%

 4th metatarsal

3

5.77%

15

8.47%

14

9.59%

7

16.28%

39

9.33%

 5th metatarsal

3

5.77%

15

8.47%

12

8.22%

6

13.95%

36

8.61%

Tarsus

0

0.00%

4

2.26%

3

2.05%

1

2.33%

8

1.91%

Total

52

100.00%

177

100.00%

146

100.00%

43

100.00%

418

100.00%