Foot injuries

ABSTRACT Foot injuries are an often disabling, especially when the diagnosis is delayed and treatment is inappropriate; this becomes significant in polytrauma where diagnosis maybe missed, and in young adults who are injured in the prime of life. No data on foot injury is available from India or any other developing country; we undertook a prospective 1 year study to evaluate incidence and epidemiology of foot injuries seen at our center. One hundred and thirty-four feet were injured in 1,765 patients, with 82% being males, and the average age being 30.8 years. Road accident was predominant cause (73.8%) in contrast to the published literature, with two-third being open injuries; 47% were polytrauma victims. The surgical delay averaged 3.14 days, reasons for which were multifactorial. This high incidence of foot injury (7.59%) in men in their most productive years assumes significance when residual disability occurs due to mismanagement. A high index of suspicion needs to be maintained in road accident victims and polytrauma cases, so that foot injury is not missed and treatment is not inordinately delayed. How to cite this article Dhillon MS, Aggarwal S, Dhatt S, Jain M. Epidemiological Pattern of Foot Injuries in India: Preliminary Assessment of Data from a Tertiary Hospital. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2012;46(3):144-147.

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The Snowboarder's Foot and Ankle

The American Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/03635465980260021901 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 271-277 ◽

Cited By ~ 136

Author(s):

Douglas P. Kirkpatrick ◽

Robert E. Hunter ◽

Peter C. Janes ◽

Jackie Mastrangelo ◽

Richard A. Nicholas

Keyword(s):

Injury Rate ◽

Soft Tissue Injuries ◽

Fracture Pattern ◽

Ankle Injuries ◽

Anterior Talofibular Ligament ◽

Ankle Sprains ◽

Foot And Ankle ◽

Foot Injuries ◽

Lateral Process ◽

Ski Resorts

We undertook a prospective study to determine the type and distribution of foot and ankle snowboarding injuries. Reports of 3213 snowboarding injuries were collected from 12 Colorado ski resorts between 1988 and 1995. Of these, 491 (15.3%) were ankle injuries and 58 (1.8%) were foot injuries. Ankle injuries included 216 (44%) fractures and 255 (52%) sprains. Thirty-three (57%) of the foot injuries were fractures and 16 (28%) were sprains. The remaining injuries were soft tissue injuries, contusions, or abrasions. There was no significant correlation between boot type (soft, hybrid, or hard) and overall foot or ankle injury rate. There were significantly fewer ankle sprains in patients wearing hybrid boots and fewer fractures of the lateral process of the talus in patients wearing soft boots. An unexpectedly high number of fractures of the lateral process of the talus were noted. These 74 fractures represented 2.3% of all snowboarding injuries, 15% of all ankle injuries, and 34% of the ankle fractures. Many of these fractures are not visible on plain radiographs and require computed tomography imaging to be diagnosed. Diagnosis of this fracture pattern is paramount; the physician should be very suspicious of anterolateral ankle pain in the snowboarder, where subtle fractures that may require surgical intervention can be confused with anterior talofibular ligament sprains.

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Equine Emergencies ◽

10.1016/b978-1-4557-0892-5.00042-8 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 693-696

Author(s):

Robert Agne

Keyword(s):

Foot Injuries

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Home Exercise Programs for Ankle and Foot Injuries

Home Exercise Programs for Musculoskeletal and Sports Injuries ◽

10.1891/9781617052972.0006 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ian W. Wendel

Keyword(s):

Home Exercise ◽

Exercise Programs ◽

Foot Injuries ◽

Ankle And Foot

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Foot Injuries

Emergency Orthopedics ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-41854-9_4 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 13-19

Author(s):

Sven-Anders Sölveborn

Keyword(s):

Foot Injuries

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Ankle and foot injuries

10.1201/9780429243974-35 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 697-715

Author(s):

David Warwick ◽

Ashley Blom ◽

Michael Whitehouse ◽

Richard Gardner

Keyword(s):

Foot Injuries ◽

Ankle And Foot

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Common Running Musculoskeletal Injuries and Associated Factors among Recreational Gorge Marathon Runners: An Investigation from 2013 to 2018 Taroko Gorge Marathons

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17218101 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (21) ◽

pp. 8101

Author(s):

Chia-Li Hsu ◽

Chich-Haung Yang ◽

Jen-Hung Wang ◽

Chung-Chao Liang

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Female Athletes ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽

Foot Injuries ◽

Male Athletes ◽

Marathon Runners ◽

Related Risk ◽

Running Injuries

Many studies exist on the incidence and related risk factors of running injuries, such as those obtained during marathons. However, in gorge-terrain marathons, an insufficient number of reports exist in the relevant literature. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries occurring in participants in the 2013 to 2018 Taroko Gorge Marathons in Taiwan and the distribution of running injuries and related influencing factors. A total of 718 runners who entered the physiotherapy station presented with records of treatment and injuries and filled out a running-related injury and self-training questionnaire for further statistical analysis. The association between risk factors and injury were evaluated by logistic regression. The injured areas on the lower extremities after the gorge marathon were as follows: 28% in the knees, 20% in the posterior calves, 13% in the thighs, 10% in the ankles, and 8% in the feet. The analysis of injury-related risk factors showed that male athletes demonstrated a higher risk of thigh injury than female athletes (OR = 2.42, p = 0.002). Underweight runners exhibited a higher risk of thigh injury (OR = 3.35, p = 0.006). We conclude that in the gorge marathon the rates of knee, calf, thigh, and foot injuries are significantly increased. Medical professionals, coaches, and runners may use the findings of this study to reduce the potential risk of running injuries in marathons.

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