Table 5.
Yearly number of hospitalizations after ankle fractures recorded in the National Hospital Discharge records (SDO, 2004-2005-2006) maintained at the Italian Ministry of Health
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | M | F | Subtotal | M | F | Subtotal | M | F | SUBTOTAL |
| 45 to 64 | 3,177 | 5,106 | 8,283 | 3,125 | 5,025 | 8,150 | 3,344 | 4,919 | 8,263 |
| 65 to 74 | 1,187 | 2,778 | 3,965 | 1,213 | 2,732 | 3,945 | 1,236 | 2,839 | 4,075 |
| Older than 75 | 633 | 1,728 | 2,361 | 681 | 1,777 | 2,458 | 721 | 1,765 | 2,486 |
| Total | 4,997 | 9,612 | 14,609 | 5,019 | 9,534 | 14,553 | 5,301 | 9,523 | 14,824 |