Incidence of Achilles tendon rupture
| Autor: | Jaakko Puranen, Sakari Orava, Juhana Leppilahti |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Sports injury Poison control Achilles Tendon Annual incidence Injury prevention medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Finland Aged Rupture Tendo Calcaneus business.industry Incidence Mean age Middle Aged Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Athletic Injuries Female Ankle Achilles tendon rupture medicine.symptom business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 67:277-279 |
| ISSN: | 0001-6470 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/17453679608994688 |
| Popis: | We determined the incidence of a total Achilles tendon rupture in the city of Oulu and changes over the 16-year period 1979-1994. During this time, 110 ruptures occurred. The incidence increased from 2 ruptures/10(5) inhabitants in 1979-1986 to 12 in 1987-1994, with a mean of 7. The peak annual incidence, 18, was recorded in 1994. The incidence was highest in the age group 30-39 years. Male dominance was 5.5:1, and 81% of the ruptures were related to sports, with 88% occurring in ball games. The mean age was significantly lower for the sports injuries. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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