Basic Summary for Hand fracture
Main name of condition: Hand fracture
What is Hand fracture?
Brief description of Hand fracture: Fracture of bones in the hand.
Organs Affected by Hand fracture: hand, bone
How many people get Hand fracture?
Incidence (annual) of Hand fracture: 8,991 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Incidence Rate of Hand fracture: approx 1 in 507 or 0.20% or 536,287 people in USA [about data]
Society issues for Hand fracture
Hospitalization statistics for Hand fracture: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hand fracture:
- 0.161% (20,491) of hospital consultant episodes were for fracture at wrist and hand level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 96% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 75% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 25% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 80% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for fracture at wrist and hand level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for fracture at wrist and hand level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 33 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for fracture at wrist and hand level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 72% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 7% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 7% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture at wrist and hand level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.077% (40,373) of hospital bed days were for fracture at wrist and hand level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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