Seens H, Modarresi S, MacDermid JC, et al. - According to the meta-analysis, the prevalence of fractures among children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is 4.83 %. It is critical for physicians, parents, and policymakers to be aware of these findings in order to create safe environments and provide supports to children and adolescents with ADHD in order to optimise their health and safety.

• Studies involving patients aged 18 or younger who had been diagnosed with ADHD and had been followed up on for five years (prospectively or retrospectively) were considered.

• Thirty-one full-text articles were reviewed from the 445 records retrieved, and 5 articles met the inclusion criteria for meta-analysis.

• Using a subset of data, the distribution of bone fractures was found to be 69.62 %, 22.85 %, and 7.53 % in the upper limbs, lower limbs, and other anatomical regions, respectively.

• Another subset of studies found that children with ADHD had a 2.55-fold higher prevalence of fractures than their peers.