Pay attention to co-morbidity after a recent radius fracture: a longitudinal case-control study

Pay attention to co-morbidity after a recent radius fracture : a longitudinal case-control study

Material and methods: Mortality and co-morbidity, as in the number of visits to in- or outpatient care facilities, were studied in 73 patients during the first three years after a radius fracture compared to controls, and health-related quality of life, using the SF-36 initially and three years later. Results: Four patients died but none among the controls, during the study period. There were statistically significantly more in-patient visits among the patients, due to other reasons than the radius fracture, but fewer out-patients visits at the hospital. The patients had a significantly lower Role Physical score in the SF-36 about three months after the fracture. This difference disappeared three years later.Conclusions: A higher need for in-patient care, indicating a worse general health, has to be taken into consideration when secondary prevention programs for patients with a radius fracture are designed and implemented.

Sundelin, GunneviUmeå universitet,Sjukgymnastik(Swepub:umu)gusu0002 (författare)
Lysholm, JackUmeå universitet,Ortopedi (författare)
Umeå universitetSjukgymnastik (creator_code:org_t)

Av författaren/redakt...: Nordvall, Helena ...; Sundelin, Gunnev ...; Lysholm, Jack

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