An ankle sprain is an injury to the ankle caused by a sudden twisting motion that stretches or tears the supporting ligaments. Synonyms Sprained ankle Twisted ankle Wrenched or turned ankle ICD‐9‐CM Code 845.0 Sprain, ankle Epidemiology & Demographics • Thirty million children in the United...
Prophylaxis (used primarily in patients with a history of ankle injury); Rehabilitation (for the first few weeks following injury until full function is obtained); Treatment of acute injury (i.e., beginning within 3 days following injury); and Treatment of chronic instability. The length of tim...
Using Pearson’s Chi-squared test, the evolution of the distribution of the following categories was compared: severity code; cause of injury; surgery; and type of trauma. 3. Results 3.1. Access to ED During the pre-pandemic period spanning from 1 January 2018 to 8 March 2020, a total ...