Journal of pediatric orthopedics
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Femoral shaft fractures in children: an epidemiological study in a Danish urban population, 1977-86.
We report 144 femoral shaft fractures (FSF) in 138 children less than 15 years old. The boy/girl ratio was 2.8:1. The incidence rate was 28 per 100,000 child-years. ⋯ Involvement of children in traffic accidents and the number of FSFs due to traffic trauma fell significantly during the study period. The resource consumption of FSF was very high compared to other childhood fractures. The mean length of stay for FSF was almost three times that of all other patients seen in the emergency unit.
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One hundred one clinically normal newborn hips showed varying degrees of sonographic hip dysplasia according to the classification of Graf. None were treated, and after +/- 6 months, radiographs showed that only four had definite dysplasia. ⋯ The severity of ultrasound dysplasia at birth was not related to ultimate development of the hip. Our results indicate that ultrasound should not be performed as a general screening procedure in clinically normal newborns.