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From: Incidence, costs and post-operative complications following ankle fracture – A US claims database analysis

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Rate of ankle fracture, ankle surgery (any site) and inpatient-only ankle surgery, per 10,000 person-years, in the United States, from 2016 to 2019, by age group. Ankle fracture cases increase during childhood and peak at age 14. A gradual decrease in fracture cases is then observed until age 29. Fracture cases increase again with age, from age 29 onwards. Rates of surgery follows similar trends, however inpatient cases become more prevalent with increased age

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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