Analysis of medical services provided to patients with ankle sprains in Korea between 2015 and 2017: a cross-sectional study of the health insurance review and assessment service national patient sample database.

BMJ Open · 2020 · PMC7517580 · PMID 32973065

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

Total medical costs were US$3 355 044.21, US$3 245 827.70 and US$3 128 938.46, US$, in 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively, showing a decreasing trend.

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

The number of visits to the clinic showed an increasing trend with increasing age.

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