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Table 1 Treatment incidence of pathologic fracture cases categorized by anatomic location in Taiwan, 2008 (valid n = 5244)

From: Treatment incidence of and medical utilization for hospitalized subjects with pathologic fractures in Taiwan-Survey of the 2008 National Health Insurance data

 

Total

Inc.* for those

Inc.* for those

Inc.* for those

 

enrolled cases

aged 0-19.9

aged 20-49.9

aged 50 or over

Category of fracture

Cases

Inc. *

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Pathologic fracture of humerus (733.11)

154

0.67

0.04

0.21

0.30

0.18

1.82

2.03

Pathologic fracture of distal radius and ulna (733.12)

18

0.08

0.00

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.25

0.10

Pathologic fracture of vertebrae (733.13)

2424

10.58

0.04

0.14

1.91

1.33

41.97

29.29

Pathologic fracture of neck of femur (733.14)

254

1.11

0.04

0.14

0.39

0.31

3.63

3.08

Pathologic fracture of other specified part of femur (733.15)

128

0.56

0.12

0.14

0.19

0.22

1.72

1.41

Pathologic fracture of tibia and fibula (733.16)

25

0.11

0.00

0.04

0.04

0.09

0.28

0.26

Pathologic fracture, other specified or unspecified sites (733.1,733.10, 733.19)

2241

9.78

0.27

0.53

2.49

2.21

33.36

29.06

  1. *Inc.: treatment incidence, 1/100,000.