1. Epidemiology of ankle fractures in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Daly PJ, Fitzgerald RH Jr, Melton LJ, and Ilstrup DM
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Athletic Injuries epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Diabetes Complications, Female, Fractures, Bone complications, Fractures, Bone etiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Minnesota, Obesity complications, Sex Factors, Ankle Injuries, Fractures, Bone epidemiology
- Abstract
The epidemiology of ankle fractures was examined among Rochester, Minnesota, residents during the 3-year period 1979-1981. Ankle fractures occurred with an overall age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate of 187 per 100,000 person-years; this is higher than in earlier population-based studies. The most frequent cause of ankle fractures was sports-related trauma. The incidence of fractures associated with moderate trauma, on the other hand, increased markedly in middle-aged women, but declined in elderly women. Diabetes mellitus and obesity were associated with fractures in middle-aged and older adults. Of accepted classifications, the Lauge-Hansen system provided the most clinically relevant information.
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- 1987
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