The epidemiology of fractures in adolescents with reference to social deprivation. Export

@article{citeulike:3702771, abstract = {A relationship between social deprivation and the incidence of fracture in adolescents has not previously been shown. We have used a complete fracture database to identify adolescents who sustained fractures in 2000. The 2001 Scottish census was used to obtain age-specific population and deprivation data according to the Carstairs score. Regression analysis determined the relationship between the incidence of fractures and social deprivation. We analysed 1574 adolescents with fractures (1083 male, 491 female). The incidence of fractures in this group was 21.8 per thousand (31.0 male, 13.1 female). Social deprivation predicted the incidence in adolescent males and females. The incidence of fractures of the proximal upper limb and distal radius in females was overwhelmingly influenced by socioeconomic factors. Males of 15 to 20 years of age were more likely to sustain fractures of the hand and carpus if they lived in economically depressed neighbourhoods.}, author = {Menon, M. R. and Walker, J. L. and Court-Brown, C. M.}, citeulike-article-id = {3702771}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.90B11.21163}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18978270}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18978270}, doi = {10.1302/0301-620X.90B11.21163}, issn = {0301-620X}, journal = {The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume}, keywords = {epidemiology, fracture, journal-club-2008}, month = {November}, number = {11}, pages = {1482--1486}, posted-at = {2008-11-26 10:54:13}, priority = {2}, title = {The epidemiology of fractures in adolescents with reference to social deprivation.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.90B11.21163}, volume = {90}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3702771 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3702771 N2 - A relationship between social deprivation and the incidence of fracture in adolescents has not previously been shown. We have used a complete fracture database to identify adolescents who sustained fractures in 2000. The 2001 Scottish census was used to obtain age-specific population and deprivation data according to the Carstairs score. Regression analysis determined the relationship between the incidence of fractures and social deprivation. We analysed 1574 adolescents with fractures (1083 male, 491 female). The incidence of fractures in this group was 21.8 per thousand (31.0 male, 13.1 female). Social deprivation predicted the incidence in adolescent males and females. The incidence of fractures of the proximal upper limb and distal radius in females was overwhelmingly influenced by socioeconomic factors. Males of 15 to 20 years of age were more likely to sustain fractures of the hand and carpus if they lived in economically depressed neighbourhoods. IS - 11 JF - The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume SN - 0301-620X EP - 1486 TI - The epidemiology of fractures in adolescents with reference to social deprivation. VL - 90 SP - 1482 KW - epidemiology KW - fracture KW - journal-club-2008 AU - Menon, MR AU - Walker, JL AU - Court-Brown, CM PY - 2008/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.90B11.21163 ER -