Basic Summary for Foot injury

Main name of condition: Foot injury

What is Foot injury?
  Brief description of Foot injury: Injury to the foot
  Parent types of Foot injury: Foot conditions, Leg injury
  Organs Affected by Foot injury: foot
  Types of Foot injury: Foot fracture, Foot strain, Foot sprain

Society issues for Foot injury
Hospitalization statistics for Foot injury: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Foot injury:

0.1% (12,647) of hospital episodes were for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
91% of hospital consultations for injuries to ankle and foot required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital episodes for injuries to ankle and foot were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
40% of hospital episodes for injuries to ankle and foot were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
89% of hospital admissions for injuries to ankle and foot required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospitalisations for injuries to ankle and foot occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
14% of hospitalisations for injuries to ankle and foot occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospitalisations for injuries to ankle and foot were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.02% (65,522) of hospital bed days were for injuries to ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.052% (6,618) of hospital consultant episodes were for fracture of foot except ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
90% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of foot except ankle required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of foot except ankle were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of foot except ankle were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
91% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of foot except ankle required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for fracture of foot except ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for fracture of foot except ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for fracture of foot except ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
68% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of foot except ankle occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
12% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of foot except ankle occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for fracture of foot except ankle were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.083% (43,274) of hospital bed days were for fracture of foot except ankle in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.01% (1,221) of hospital consultant episodes were for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
90% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
52% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
84% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.013% (6,710) of hospital bed days were for dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0003% (38) of hospital consultant episodes were for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
68% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
13% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0002% (100) of hospital bed days were for injury of nerves at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0001% (18) of hospital consultant episodes were for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
61% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0002% (103) of hospital bed days were for injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.003% (370) of hospital consultant episodes were for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
95% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
59% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
41% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
34 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
81% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.002% (948) of hospital bed days were for injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.002% (197) of hospital consultant episodes were for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
96% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
80% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
20% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
91% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
30 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
65% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for crushing injury of ankle and foot were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.002% (1,078) of hospital bed days were for crushing injury of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (105) of hospital consultant episodes were for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
96% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
75% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot were men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot were women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
85% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
38 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (631) of hospital bed days were for traumatic amputation of ankle and foot in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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