Nationwide incidence of lateral malleolar fracture surgery across 6 European countries: has recent evidence changed clinical practice?
The incidence of surgery for lateral malleolar fracture varied 6-fold across 6 studied European countries. Reductions of approximately 20-30% were observed in England, Sweden, and Finland (countries with the lowest baseline rates), while in Germany and Austria (countries with higher baseline rates), the incidence of surgery remained stable over the 10-year observation period.
Authors
- Aleksi Reito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6903-6461)
- Tim Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1199-8668)
- Teppo L. N. Järvinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3713-956X)
- Ville Ponkilainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5026-4560)
- Cyrill Suter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-7479)
- Li Felländer‐Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-6080)
- Lasse Rämö (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-8462)
- Thomas Ibounig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9658-8571)
- Tom J. Crijns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2910-5071)
- Michael Richard Whitehouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-9024)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Southmead Hospital (GB)
- Finnish Defence Forces (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Pirkanmaa Hospital District (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Orthopaedica
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.44797
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72