Yan Y, Zhu Y, Lian X, et al. - This study was sought to examine the epidemiologic characteristics of fractures among inpatients from rural and urban areas. Between January 2017 and December 2017,researchers retrospectively examined patients with traumatic fractures of the limbs, pelvis and spine treated in the hospital. Individuals from rural and urban areas were categorized into Group A and Group B, respectively. They collected and compared data on age, gender, distribution of fracture locations, injury mechanism, season, date and time when the fracture occurred, length of hospital stay, chronic comorbidities and in-hospital mortality between both groups. This study enrolled a sum of 10,046 patients (Group A: 4,440; 3,062 males and 1,378 females and Group B: 5,606; 3,374 males and 2,232 females) with traumatic fractures. The study found that in rural and urban areas, the epidemiological features of patients with traumatic fractures are somewhat different in terms of age distribution, injury mechanism, injured body site and season. In rural areas, individuals with high risk of fractures were younger than those in urban areas. It was noted that fractures more frequently occurred in the wrist and hips in rural and urban areas, respectively. For both rural and urban populations, prevention of low-energy-induced osteoporotic fractures has become very critical. Decreasing the risk of traffic accident remains critical to prevent multiple injuries.