Title: Incidence and Cost of Ankle Sprains US Emergency Departments<br/>Author: Brian Corwell<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/294/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p> <strong>Incidence and Cost of Ankle Sprains US Emergency Departments</strong></p> <p> </p> <p> In a sample of 225,114 ED patients with ankle sprains:</p> <p> Lateral ankle sprains represent the vast majority of all ankle sprains (91%).</p> <p> Lateral ankle sprains incur greater ED charges than medial sprains ($1008 vs. $914).</p> <p> Lateral ankle sprains were more likely to have associated pain in the limb, sprain of the foot and abrasions of the hip/leg than medial sprains.</p> <p> Medial sprains were more likely to include imaging.</p> <p> Hospitalizations were more likely with high ankle sprains than lateral sprains.</p> <p> There is a higher incidence of ankle sprains in younger patients (≤25 years) and in female patients (57%).</p> <fieldset><legend>References</legend>
<p> Shah et al., 2016. Incidence and Cost of Ankle Sprains in United States Emergency Departments. Sports Health Novemebr 2016.</p> </fieldset>