Ankle injuries in the Netherlands: Trends over 10-25 years
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2015-06-01
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Kemler, Ellen
van de Port, I.
Valkenberg, H.
Hoes, Arno W
Backx, Frank J.G.
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Abstract
Ankle injuries are a common health problem; data on ankle injury rates and time trends in the population at large are scarce. Our aim was to investigate the incidence of and time trends in population-based and emergency department-treated ankle injuries related to sports activities and other activities related to daily living. Data were obtained from one national survey on accidents and injuries (2000-2010) and one based on emergency department data (1986-2010). Linear regression was used to determine linear trends in ankle injuries per 1000 person-years. The number of ankle injuries related to sports activities and other activities of daily living increased from 19.0 to 26.6 per 1000 person-years (P=0.002). The number of sports-related ankle injuries treated in emergency departments decreased from 4.2 to 1.5 per 1000 person-years (P
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Ankle sprains, Emergency departments, Population-based, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, General Medicine
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Kemler, E, van de Port, I, Valkenberg, H, Hoes, A W & Backx, F J G 2015, 'Ankle injuries in the Netherlands : Trends over 10-25 years', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 331-337. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12248