Paediatric Femoral Fractures

Femur fractures are the third most common paediatric fracture requiring admission (after tibia and forearm); the incidence is reported as between 20 and 50 per 100,000 children, per year. There is a bimodal distribution - early childhood and mid-adolescence, with an equal sex distribution during the early childhood peak where the common mechanism is falls. In mid-adolescents, due to an increased risk from sports and motor vehicle collisions, males are more commonly affected.