TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Incidence of Achilles tendon rupture
JO  - Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica
A1  - Leppilahti, J.
A1  - Puranen, J.
A1  - Orava, S.
SP  - 277
EP  - 279
VL  - 67
IS  - 3
N2  - We determined the incidence of a total Achilles tendon rupture in the city of Oulu and changes over the 16-year period 1979-1994. During this time, 110 ruptures occurred. The incidence increased from 2 ruptures/10(5) inhabitants in 1979-1986 to 12 in 1987-1994, with a mean of 7. The peak annual incidence, 18, was recorded in 1994. The incidence was highest in the age group 30-39 years. Male dominance was 5.5:1, and 81% of the ruptures were related to sports, with 88% occurring in ball games. The mean age was significantly lower for the sports injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-6470
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -