5-year fracture risk among children with cerebral palsy.

This study provides novel epidemiologic evidence of 5-year fracture risk for each year of age across important developmental stages for children with vs. without cerebral palsy (CP). Children with vs. without CP were more likely to fracture at the vertebral column, hip, lower extremities, and humerus and less likely to fracture at the forearm and hands. The age-related 5-year fracture risk was associated with clinically relevant patient-level factors, but in different ways by fracture region. Study findings may be used to enhance clinical detection of at-risk children and strategize when to implement fracture prevention efforts for children with CP.