Stabilizing incidence of low-trauma ankle fractures in elderly people Finnish statistics in 1970-2006 and prediction for the future

Bone

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 340-342

  Kannus, Pekka ^a,b   Palvanen, Mika ^a   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Järvinen, Markku ^b  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Finland; Injurious slips; Older people; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FRACTURE; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52449115041     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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