Trends in hospital admissions for childhood fractures in England.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Fractures to the axial and appendicular skeleton are common in children causing loss of opportunities and disability. There are relatively few studies available to quantify the number of children who have their fractures diagnosed in the emergency department and are then admitted to hospital for ongoing management. The purpose of this study is to explore trends of frequency, types and age of children sustaining fractures who were admitted for intervention to National Health Service (NHS) hospitals.

Design

The study uses data from the Hospital Episode Statistics and Office for National Statistics from 2012 to 2019 to calculate the annual incidence of hospital admission for limb, spine, facial and skull fractures per 100 000 children.

Results

During 2012-2019, 3

SUBMITTER: Marson BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8587381 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature