ArticleActa orthopaedica2022
Ankle fractures in Finland: 118,929 operatively treated between 1987 and 2019.
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- Epidemiology and Management of Ankle Fractures Prior to, During, and Following the COVID-19 Pandemic in an Italian Tertiary Hospital.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Lower all-cause 30-day mortality during summer following foot and ankle fracture surgery: a Swedish perioperative register-based study.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of osteoporotic ankle fractures in South Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study (2006-2022).Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Article
- Internal fixation with biodegradable high purity magnesium screws in the treatment of ankle fracture.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2025Article
- Does the type of anesthesia (regional vs. general) represent an independent predictor for in-hospital complications in operatively treated malleolar fractures? A retrospective analysis of 5262 patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of more than 50,000 ankle fractures in the Swedish Fracture Register during a period of 10 years.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- ANALYSIS OF 45,507 SURGICAL TREATMENT OF DISTAL TIBIA AND MALLEOLAR FRACTURES OVER 14 YEARS.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2023Article
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Abstract
background and purposeAnkle fractures are one of the most common fractures requiring operative treatment. They occur most commonly in postmenopausal women and younger men and recent studies suggest that the incidence of ankle fractures is increasing. In this registry study, we analyze inpatient data of operatively treated ankle fractures during a period of 33 years from our comprehensive nationwide register data. PATIENTS AND
methodsThe data on operatively treated ankle fracture patients between January 1, 1987 and December 31, 2019 was collected from the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register and analyzed.
results118,929 ankle fractures were treated operatively. These included lateral malleolar fractures (33%), bior trimalleolar fractures (51%), medial malleolar fractures (7%), and other fractures (9%). Mean age was 53 (SD 17) years for women and 43 (16) for men. The average annual incidence rate was 69 per 100,000 person-years. Over the past 3 decades incidence has leveled off for women and has started to decline for men. However, the incidence is increasing in the elderly women group (over 70 years of age). In the over 50 age group, comorbidities have increased over the years, being more common in men than in women. The incidence of ankle fractures was higher during the winter months (November-March).
interpretationThe number of operatively treated ankle fractures has leveled off during the last 33 years. However, nowadays we operate on more difficult fractures in elderly patients with comorbidities.
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