Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects
From: Bone fracture in physically disabled children attending schools for handicapped children in Japan
Number of subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
Male (n = 277) | Female (n = 248) | |
Major disease causing motor dysfunction | ||
Cerebral palsy | 189 (68.2) | 159 (64.1) |
Chromosomal anomaly | 9 (3.2) | 18 (7.3) |
Traumatic brain injury | 14 (5.1) | 5 (2.0) |
Encephalitis | 11 (4.0) | 7 (2.8) |
Myopathies | 12 (4.3) | 2 (0.8) |
Others | 42 (15.2) | 57 (23.0) |
Current palsy | ||
Quadriplegia | 166 (59.9) | 128 (51.6) |
Paraplegia | 39 (14.1) | 31 (12.5) |
Hemiplegia | 19 (6.9) | 20 (8.1) |
Triplegia | 14 (5.1) | 17 (6.9) |
Monoplegia | 12 (4.3) | 12 (4.8) |
Unknown | 27 (9.7) | 41 (16.5) |
Mobility on level surfacesa | ||
Totally dependent | 185 (66.8) | 174 (70.2) |
Partially dependent | 50 (18.1) | 43 (17.3) |
Independent | 39 (14.1) | 29 (11.7) |