Operatively treated ankle fractures in Switzerland, 2002-2012: epidemiology and associations between baseline characteristics and fracture types

Vieira Cardoso, Diogo Cristiano; Dubois-Ferriere, Victor; Gamulin, Axel Dorian G.; Barea, Christophe; Rodriguez, Pablo; Hannouche, Didier; Luebbeke-Wolff, Anne

doi:10.1186/s12891-021-04144-5

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Operatively treated ankle fractures in Switzerland, 2002-2012: epidemiology and associations between baseline characteristics and fracture types

ContributorsVieira Cardoso, Diogo Cristiano; Dubois-Ferriere, Victor; Gamulin, Axel Dorian G.; Barea, Christophe; Rodriguez, Pablo; Hannouche, Didier; Luebbeke-Wolff, Anne

Published inBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 22, no. 1, 266

Publication date2021

Abstract

Ankle fractures are common, and their incidence has been increasing. Previous epidemiological studies have been conducted in the US, Scandinavia, and Scotland. Our objectives were to provide a current epidemiological overview of operatively treated ankle fractures and to evaluate the influence of age, sex, lifestyle factors, and comorbidities on fracture types.

Keywords

Ankle fractures
Malleolar fractures
Body mass index
Broos and Bisschop's
Danis-weber
Obesity

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research group

Thérapie cellulaire et troubles musculo-squelettiques (960)

Citation (ISO format)

VIEIRA CARDOSO, Diogo Cristiano et al. Operatively treated ankle fractures in Switzerland, 2002-2012: epidemiology and associations between baseline characteristics and fracture types. In: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021, vol. 22, n° 1, p. 266. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04144-5