Incidence of Childhood Distal Forearm Fractures Over 30 Years
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- 17 September 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 290 (11) , 1479-1485
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.290.11.1479
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that the incidence of distal forearm fractures in children peaks during early adolescence around the time of the pubertal growth spurt.1-3 This observation has been explained on the basis of a transient increase in cortical porosity that results from enhanced bone turnover in response to greater calcium demand at the time of maximal longitudinal bone growth.4 Such a process might be especially problematic given the thin cortex of the metaphyseal region of the distal radius,5 and growth-related structural changes in the metaphysis further compromise bone strength in the distal forearm.6Keywords
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