Epidemiological analysis of adult patients with ankle injury
ZHANG Ruyun
ZHANG Qi
YANG Zongyou
CHEN Wei
LIU Song
BA Tuo
LI Fuqing
WANG Guoxuan
XU Yongneng
ZHANG Jianlu
ZHANG Yingze
Abstract：Objective To analyze the epidemiological features of adult patients with ankle injuries, including age-sex distribution, causes of injury as well as classifications. Methods The data of 714 ankle injuries (705 adult patients) treated in 5 hospitals in Xinjiang districts from January 2011 to December 2011 were collected through PACS system and medical record query system. Gender, age, injuried sites and AO or Lauge-Hansen classification were recorded and analyzed. Results There were 67.5% of men and 32.5% of women in 705 patients. Ankle injuries were most common in patients who were 31 to 40 years old (27.0%, 190/705). Most injuries (68.1%, 480/705) belonged to low-energy trauma including falling or spraining. About 10.1%of ankle injuries could not been classified by Lauge-Hansen classification, while all ankle injuries could been classified by AO classification. Conclusion Most of adult patients with ankle injuries were young men, and low-energy injury was the most common cause. Not all injuries could been claissified by Lauge-Hansen classification.
Keywords：Ankle injuryEpidemiologySex distributionAge distributionLauge-Hansen classificationAO classificationAdult
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 139-143 )