Incidence Statistics for Types of Fractures
The information below shows a list of types of Fractures,
with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Fractures.
Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.
Incidence Statistics for Types of Fractures
Disease | Incidence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Subtype by type of fracture: |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Simple fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Compound fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Greenstick fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Stress fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Pathological fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Complicated fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Depressed fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Comminuted fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Subtype by location of fracture: |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Skull fracture |
approx 1 in 6,413 or 0.02% or 42,409 people in USA |
42,409 |
711 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
|
| Face bone fracture |
approx 1 in 1,063 or 0.09% or 255,826 people in USA |
255,826 |
4,289 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
|
| Rib fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Pelvis fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
| Shoulder fracture |
approx 1 in 867 or 0.12% or 313,624 people in USA |
313,624 |
5,258 annual cases in Victoria 1996 of clavicle/scapula/humerus (DHS-VIC)
|
| Arm fracture |
approx 1 in 255 or 0.39% or 1.1 million people in USA |
1,062,851 |
17,819 annual cases in Victoria 1996 of radius/ulna (DHS-VIC)
|
| Hip fracture |
approx 1 in 906 or 0.11% or 300,000 people in USA |
300,000 |
more than 300,000 hip fractures annually (the number due to osteoporosis)
|
| Hand fracture |
approx 1 in 507 or 0.20% or 536,287 people in USA |
536,287 |
8,991 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
|
| Fractured Femur |
approx 1 in 1,155 or 0.09% or 235,486 people in USA |
235,486 |
3,948 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
|
| Ankle fracture |
approx 1 in 1,048 or 0.10% or 259,524 people in USA |
259,524 |
4,351 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
|
| Lower leg fracture |
approx 1 in 1,304 or 0.08% or 208,466 people in USA |
208,466 |
3,495 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
|
| Foot fracture |
approx 1 in 1,240 or 0.08% or 219,262 people in USA |
219,262 |
3,676 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
|
| Facial fracture |
N/A |
N/A |
No information
|
Incidence Statistics for Fractures
Incidence of Fractures:
1.5 million osteoporosis-related fractures
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 181 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA [
about data]
Types of Fractures
For more information about types of Fractures,
refer to our section on types of Fractures.
About incidence:
The medical term 'incidence' of Fractures usually refers
to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Fractures.
Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers
to the estimated population
of people who are managing Fractures at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had
a medical condition for a long time).
For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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