Prevalence of Paediatric Fractures in Teaching Department of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Trauma in Eastern Slovakia during the Year 2018

Objective : To de termine the prevalence of different fractures among paediatric age 0 - 19 years in teaching de partment of orthopaedics and musculoskeletal trauma during one year . Methods : We retrospectively evaluated all children younger than twenty years who presented to our institution with a new fractures or fractures combined with dislocations within the calendar year 2018. The main o utcome measures were the annual fracture and dislocation inci de nce in our population in central Europe. Results : There were 783 paediatric patients with fractures or dislocations. 181 (26%) were with forearm fractures, 161 (23%) ankle and foot fractures, 1 45 (21%) hand fractures, 75 (11%) shoul de r fractures, 32 (34%)elbow dislocations, 27 (28%) patellar dislocations (25), and (2) knee dislocation. Conclusion : Distal radius fractures and dislocated elbows are the most common fractures and dislocations among childhood (0 - 19 years) in our University Hospital.