Epidemiology evaluation of lower limb injuries in Kazakhstan
Abstract
The study analysed prevalence of lower limb injuries and associated risk factors in Kazakhstan from 2012 to 2019. The information about lower extremity injuries (S70-S79, S80-S89, S90-S99 types) was obtained from the Republican Centre for Electronic Health. The gender ratio, age-period-cohort (APC), prevalence, and incidence of lower limb injury were calculated and analysed. Analysis showed an increase in the frequency of injuries to the lower limbs for the studied period. The observed trend...