Children ages 5 through 14 have more hand injuries than any other age group. According to a recent study of injuries treated in ERs across the US, this age group accounts for 26 percent of hand and forearm fractures.

Different age groups are more prone to particular kinds of hand and forearm injuries. Children ages 5 to 14 are the most likely to injure the bones in their forearms. Young adults (ages 15 to 24) have the most injuries to the bones in the top of the hand. Young children (ages 0 to 4) are the most likely to injure multiple parts of the hand at once. And patients over 85 are at the greatest risk for wrist and finger fractures, possibly because of accidental falls.