Incidence of calcaneal apophysitis in the general population

Background Calcaneal apophysitis, or Sever’s disease, is a traction apophysitis. It is a frequent cause of heel pain in children. Knowledge about the exact incidence of calcaneal apophysitis in the general population, however, is lacking. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods From 34 general practices, records of patients between 6 and 17 years old, visiting the general practitioner (GP), were analysed. Diagnoses of calcaneal apophysitis were counted using computerised registration networks of GPs in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Results There were 16,383 SOAP files searched and a number of 61 children with calcaneal apophysitis were established over the years 2010, 2009 and 2008, showing an incidence of 3.7 in 1,000 registered patients. Conclusion This is the first report on incidence rates of calcaneal apophysitis in general practice. With an incidence of 3.7 in 1,000 registered patients, it is a common pathologic entity, which requires more research on pathophysiology and therapy. The actual incidence may even be higher due the strict inclusion criteria of this study..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:173

Enthalten in:

European journal of pediatrics - 173(2013), 5 vom: 03. Dez., Seite 677-679

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wiegerinck, Johannes I. [VerfasserIn]
Yntema, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Brouwer, Henk J. [VerfasserIn]
Struijs, Peter A. A. [VerfasserIn]

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BKL:

44.67 / Kinderheilkunde / Kinderheilkunde

Themen:

Calcaneal apophysitis
Children
Heel pain
Incidence
Sever’s

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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

doi:

10.1007/s00431-013-2219-9

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OLC2106146450

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