Incidence of fractures in the county of Ribeirão Preto, SP (Brazil), 1969 - 1970: I - Distribution according to the external cause, place, and time

Abstract

The incidence of fractures in the county of Ribeirão Preto in the state of São Paulo, Brazil was analyzed in 1969 and 1970. The annual fracture rates were 13.50 and 12.72 per 1,000 residents, respectively. Falls were the main cause of fracture cases (41.6% in 1969 and 51% in 1970). Regarding other eventualities, fractures resulting from traffic accidents were less common than those of industrial origin. In relation to the place of accident, the majority of fractures occurred in the street. However, if we consider residential and peridomiciliary accidents together, they exceed the number of street accidents. There was no special month predominance in both years of the survey. Sundays showed slight excess in number of fracture cases. Afternoon is by far the time of greater occurrence of fractures.