Epidemiology of XXXX in a national referral orthopedic department. A study of 3482 cases.

@entity1 @entity2828 @entity511 @entity3478 @entity5 @entity705 @entity83 @entity79 @entity421 @entity85
AIM OF THE STUDY: @entity85 are relatively rare, and their geographic distribution varies greatly around the world. In this study, we present the incidence, age distribution and localization of @entity85 diagnosed and/or treated at a tertiary referral orthopedic department, catering to an entire Southeastern European country. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of prospectively collected data, in which all @entity1 diagnosed and/or treated for @entity85 at our Department in the period of 30 years (1981-2010) were included. RESULTS: Data of a total of 3482 @entity1 with @entity85 were collected. Average age of @entity1 was 33.5 years (range, 2 months-88 years), with even distribution according to sex. @entity5 were seen in 20.7% of @entity1 , more often in @entity1 (56.9%). Most common @entity5 were @entity421 (estimated incidence: 1.68/million/year), @entity511 (0.79/million/year) and @entity2828 (0.76/million/year). @entity5 and @entity5 -like lesions were found in 79.3% of @entity1 , with slight female predominance. Most common @entity79 were @entity705 (5.81/million/year), simple bone cyst (2.13/million/year), and @entity83 (2.05/million/year). CONCLUSION: This report represents a first of its kind in our region, and gives representative results to be compared to other middle and south European countries. Further nationwide studies are needed to improve strategies in @entity3478 diagnosis and treatment.
