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Online Published: 25 Dec 2015
 


Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women

Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal.


Abstract
The epidemiology of ankle fractures in old people is changing as time passes on. The incidence of ankle fractures increases with advancing age. The study conducted was among a rural population which comprised of 68 women (32 women with ankle fractures & 36 women with foot fractures). Patients studied were in the age group more than 50 years. The study highlights the etiological and risk factors for fractures of ankle and foot. The commonest ankle fracture was the lateral malleolar fracture & the commonest foot fracture was the 5th Metatarsal fracture. Diabetes is a risk factor which increases the occurrence of ankle and foot injuries.

Key words: Elderly women, Osteoporosis, Risk factors, Fracture lateral malleolus, Fracture 5th metatarsal


 
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Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal. Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women. J Med Allied Sci. 2015; 5(1): 2-5.


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Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal. Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women. https://jmas.in/?mno=211802 [Access: September 12, 2024].


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Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal. Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women. J Med Allied Sci. 2015; 5(1): 2-5.



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Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal. Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women. J Med Allied Sci. (2015), [cited September 12, 2024]; 5(1): 2-5.



Harvard Style

Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal (2015) Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women. J Med Allied Sci, 5 (1), 2-5.



Turabian Style

Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal. 2015. Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 5 (1), 2-5.



Chicago Style

Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal. "Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 5 (2015), 2-5.



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal. "Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 5.1 (2015), 2-5. Print.



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Yadagiri Surender Rao, Shabbhir Ahmed, Krishna Vishnu Vardan, Khaja Adil Ahmed, R. Ram Gopal (2015) Prospective study of ankle and foot fractures in elderly women. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 5 (1), 2-5.