Table 4

General population studies. Prevalence and incidence rates of musculoskeletal extremity complaints in the older age groups

10–19 years of age6–17 years of age
Incidence, %Prevalence, %Prevalence, %
Anatomic Region/Site6 months12 monthsPointOften/
usually
Weekly2 weeksMonthly6 monthsLifetime
Upper extremity
in general
19.9 [37]13.3 [37] 9.4–11.7 [51]3.9–4.0 [38]2.7 [40]3.6–4.2 [36]
Shoulder8 [37]5 [37]13.3 [42] 6–14 [52] 33–63 [50]
Arm9 [37]7 [37]
Elbow2.6 [42] 4 [52] 2–5 [50]
Wrist/hand/fingers4.4 [42] 5–7 [52] 15–23 [50]
Lower extremity
in general
21 [43]16 [43] 28.9–31.9 [51]8.6–12.8 [38]12.4 [40]
Hip/groin7 [43]4 [43]5.9 [42] 5–7 [52]
Thigh2.7 [42]
Knee13 [43]11 [43]32.3 [42] 29–32 [52]6.5 [40]a 25 [48] 17–21 [50]
Shin6.2 [42]
Ankle/ft14 [43]8 [43]11.5 [42] 7–12 [52]5.5 [40] 15–19 [50] 3.5 [49]
[x]: reference number of included study

Bold: the study received high risk of bias in the quality assessment

a Anatomical site is relates to both hip and knee