Substantial decrease in paediatric lower extremity fracture rates in German hospitals in 2017 compared with 2002: an epidemiological study

Abstract Background There are no recent studies on the frequency of paediatric lower extremity fractures in Germany. The aims of this study were to report fracture rates of paediatric lower extremity fractures treated in German hospitals in 2002 and 2017 and to detect changes over time as well as to...

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Main Authors: Christoph Emanuel Gonser, Christian Bahrs, Philipp Hemmann, Daniel Körner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03393-0