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Ninety-two intra-articular ankle fractures were randomly selected for either open reduction and internal fixation or closed reduction and plaster cast. The patients were followed for an average of seven years. The initial course was more favorable in surgically reduced fractures. However, follow-up examinations showed little difference in results between the two forms of treatment.
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Ankle Injuries , Fractures, Bone/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Ankle/diagnostic imaging , Ankle/surgery , Casts, Surgical , Clinical Trials as Topic , Female , Fractures, Bone/diagnosis , Fractures, Bone/therapy , Humans , Joint Diseases/diagnosis , Joint Diseases/etiology , Male , Middle Aged , Postoperative Complications/diagnosis , RadiographySubject(s)
Athletic Injuries/epidemiology , Skiing , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , SwedenSubject(s)
Athletic Injuries/diagnostic imaging , Skiing , Tibial Fractures/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Radiography , Tibial Fractures/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
This paper evaluates 420 ski injuries occurring in Northern Sweden in 1977. Our main aim was to correlate knee injuries with types of skiing and to note a change in incidence with evolution of equipment. Fifty-eight lesions (13.8%) affected the knee joint which is about the same frequency as 10 years earlier nor has introduction of high stiff boots in downhill skiing increased incidence of knee injuries. Cross-country and long-distance skiing produced more knee injuries (24.7%) than downhill skiing (11.4%). Cross-country skiers were older and more women in this group sustained knee injuries. The use of non-release type bindings is probably the main reason for this higher incidence but age and different skiing techniques seem to contribute.
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Athletic Injuries/epidemiology , Knee Injuries/epidemiology , Skiing , Adolescent , Adult , Athletic Injuries/diagnosis , Female , Fractures, Bone/diagnosis , Fractures, Bone/epidemiology , Humans , Knee Injuries/diagnosis , Ligaments, Articular/injuries , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Sports Medicine/instrumentation , SwedenABSTRACT
A total of 129 snowmobile injuries occurring in 117 persons was registered during the winter of 1976-7 in Jämtland, a county of northern Sweden. During that period about 6600 snowmobiles were in use in the district. In 92 cases speed contributed to the cause of the accident. Seventy-five persons were injured when falling off the vehicle or getting caught beneath it. The accidents are analysed and suggestions are made for their prevention.
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Accidents, Traffic , Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology , Accidents, Traffic/prevention & control , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Automobiles , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Recreation , Snow , SwedenABSTRACT
About 7 years after a malleolar fracture 113 patients were examined for development of arthrosis. The addition of films exposed in weight-bearing position with a.p. beam direction to views of the ankle joint exposed in supine position did not contribute to the diagnosis of arthrosis.
