Hand fracture epidemiology and etiology in children—time trends in Malmö, Sweden, during six decades

Background The aim of this study was to describe hand fracture epidemiology/etiology in city children and describe time trend during six decades. Patients and methods A single hospital serves the entire city population of 271,271 (year 2005). Through the hospital medical and radiological archives, we collected epidemiology and etiology data concerning pediatric (age