Objective:To study the epidemiology of inpatients with fractures and discuss its effect on health education.Methods:Therer were 6290 inpatie nts with fracture investigated retrospectively.FoxPro and SPSS were used for statistical analysis.Results:The mean age of the patients was 41.03±20.05 years.The fraction male to female patients was 2.39:1.The mean hospitalized days were 24.11±22.73 days (±s).A majority(63.5%) of the patients were admitted to the hospital by emerg ency.Fractures in 15 parts accounted for 70% of total fractures in 6 hospital, 7 of which accounted for more than 50% of total fractures in each hospital.Discussion:Health education should be carried out according to risk factors as well as age and gender.The devel opment of the model,which combines prevention,first-aid and rehabilitation,is t he trend of health education for fractures.The basic knowledge of fractures in these 15 parts should be learned by orthopedic nurses.Patient education should be carried out individually.The hospital's situation should also be considered.