Epidemiology of Ankle Fractures in Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although ankle fractures are among the most common fractures, nationwide population-based data on the epidemiology of patients with ankle fractures are scarce. This study aimed to perform an epidemiological analysis of all ankle fractures in Korea from 2010 through 2018.

Methods

We used national registries from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service from 2009 to 2018. The annual incidence of the ankle fracture was calculated. The incidence was also calculated according to gender and age. Trends of fracture subtypes were also analyzed. Then, the incidence of ankle fractures by seasonal variation was investigated.

Results

A total of 735,073 ankle fractures were identified in 461,497,758 people for 10 years. The annual incidence of ankle fra

SUBMITTER: Kang HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9530309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature