The Epidemiology of Osteomyelitis in Children
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Total Numbers | Incidence per 100,000 Children | Relative to 2009 [%] | Ratio Male/Female [%] |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 1336 | 8.2 | 53/47 | |
2010 | 1314 | 8.5 | +3.0 | 58/42 |
2011 | 1333 | 9.0 | +9.8 | 52/48 |
2012 | 1417 | 9.2 | +12.1 | 55/45 |
2013 | 1380 | 9.0 | +9.4 | 51/49 |
2014 | 1409 | 9.1 | +10.99 | 53/47 |
2015 | 1475 | 9.3 | +13.8 | 61/39 |
2016 | 1581 | 9.9 | +20.3 | 51/49 |
2017 | 1545 | 9.6 | +16.4 | 52/48 |
2018 | 1560 | 9.6 | +17.4 | 51/49 |
2019 | 1486 | 9.2 | +11.7 | 50/50 |
Year | <1 Year Old | 1–5 Years Old | 5–10 Years Old | 10–15 Years Old | 15–20 Years Old |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 5.5 |
2010 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 5.5 |
2011 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 14.0 | 6.0 |
2012 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 7.1 |
2013 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 15.7 | 6.0 |
2014 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 6.6 |
2015 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 9.6 | 15.8 | 7.3 |
2016 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 16.7 | 7.6 |
2017 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 15.6 | 7.4 |
2018 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 10.1 | 16.6 | 6.5 |
2019 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 15.3 | 6.0 |
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Walter, N.; Bärtl, S.; Alt, V.; Rupp, M. The Epidemiology of Osteomyelitis in Children. Children 2021, 8, 1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8111000
Walter N, Bärtl S, Alt V, Rupp M. The Epidemiology of Osteomyelitis in Children. Children. 2021; 8(11):1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8111000
Chicago/Turabian StyleWalter, Nike, Susanne Bärtl, Volker Alt, and Markus Rupp. 2021. "The Epidemiology of Osteomyelitis in Children" Children 8, no. 11: 1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8111000
APA StyleWalter, N., Bärtl, S., Alt, V., & Rupp, M. (2021). The Epidemiology of Osteomyelitis in Children. Children, 8(11), 1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8111000