ea0036oc4.5 | Oral Communications 4 | BSPED2014
Moon Rebecca
, Lim Adelynn
, Farmer Megan
, Segaran Avinash
, Clarke Nicholas
, Harvey Nicholas
, Cooper Cyrus
, Davies Justin
Background: Children who are overweight and obese have a higher incidence of fracture, but it is unknown if this varies by fracture site. Indeed, obesity in adult women protects against forearm fracture, but increases the risk of humeral fractures. We aimed to determine if adiposity differed by fracture site in children with upper limb fractures.Methods: Children aged 318 years were recruited within 60 days of fracture. Height, weight, waist circum...