Demographic and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with elbow fractures before and during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
| Characteristic | 2016–2019 | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) no. of fractures per year | Proportion of fractures per year,% | No. of fractures | Proportion of fractures, % | |
| Type of elbow fracture | ||||
| Supracondylar | 50.0 (46–51) | 58.5 | 21 | 58.3 |
| Radial neck/head | 8.0 (6–10) | 18.7 | 8 | 22.2 |
| External condyle | 3.0 (2–8) | 9.5 | 4 | 11.1 |
| Epitrochlear | 15.0 (12–21) | 4.7 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Olecranon | 3.0 (1–6) | 3.9 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Dislocation | 3.5 (0–6) | 3.9 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Other | 0.5 (0–2) | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 87.0 (74–89) | 100.0 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Location where injury occurred* | ||||
| Private indoor | 13.5 (9–19) | 16.5 | 13 | 36.1 |
| Public indoor | 17.0 (12–20) | 19.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Private outdoor | 5.5 (3–7) | 6.3 | 7 | 19.4 |
| Nonconfined public outdoor | 7.5 (5–9) | 8.7 | 9 | 25.0 |
| Confined public outdoor | 34.0 (22–41) | 39.2 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Unknown | 9.5 (3–10) | 9.6 | 4 | 11.1 |
| Total | 86.0 (74–88) | 100.0 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Mechanism of injury | ||||
| Bicycle | 6.5 (2–10) | 7.5 | 9 | 25.0 |
| Trampoline | 8.0 (2–13) | 9.3 | 4 | 11.2 |
| Playground structure | 23.5 (16–26) | 26.6 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Skateboard/scooter | 2.5 (2–5) | 3.6 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Fall from height | 27.0 (23–29) | 31.7 | 7 | 19.4 |
| Other | 18.0 (13–22) | 21.3 | 12 | 33.4 |
| Total | 86.0 (74–88) | 100.0 | 36 | 100.0 |
↵* Examples of locations described include the following: private indoor = household; public indoor = school, sports centre; private outdoor = garden, driveway; unconfined public outdoor = sidewalk, roads; confined public outdoor = outdoor playgrounds, school yards.