Petrisor Brad A, Ekrol Ingri, Court-Brown Charles
Hamilton Health Sciences, General Division, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8L2X2.
Foot Ankle Int. 2006 Mar;27(3):172-4. doi: 10.1177/107110070602700303.
Metatarsal fractures are common injuries; however little has been written regarding their epidemiology in an adult population.
All patients with metatarsal fractures during a 1-year time period were included in the study. Demographic information, grade, and mechanism of injury, associated injuries, and fracture location and type were recorded.
Three hundred and fifty-five patients with 411 metatarsal fractures were identified. The average age of the patients was 42 years. There was a higher proportion of women in the higher age groups, and the most common fracture was that of the fifth metatarsal. Multiple metatarsal fractures occurred in contiguous metatarsals, and 63% of third metatarsal fractures were associated with a fracture of either the second or fourth metatarsal.
Knowledge of the epidemiology and injury patterns of metatarsal fractures can aid in the accurate identification and subsequent treatment of fractures of the metatarsals.
跖骨骨折是常见损伤；然而，关于其在成年人群中的流行病学情况，相关著述甚少。
本研究纳入了在1年时间内所有跖骨骨折患者。记录人口统计学信息、损伤分级、损伤机制、相关损伤以及骨折部位和类型。
共识别出355例患者，有411处跖骨骨折。患者的平均年龄为42岁。在较高年龄组中女性比例更高，最常见的骨折是第五跖骨骨折。多根跖骨骨折发生在相邻跖骨，63%的第三跖骨骨折与第二或第四跖骨骨折相关。
了解跖骨骨折的流行病学和损伤模式有助于准确识别并后续治疗跖骨骨折。
