Fractures and musculoskeletal ailments in persons 20+ years after a traumatic spinal cord injury in Norway.
Spinal Cord Ser Cases
; 4: 76, 2018.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-30131875
ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study.OBJECTIVES:
To gain insights into fracture rate and musculoskeletal ailments among Norwegians with a spinal cord injury (SCI) acquired more than 20 years ago. SETTINGS Sunnaas Hospital, Nesoddtangen, Norway.METHODS:
165 persons with SCI were interviewed in 2004-2005 by questionnaires and clinical examination. Descriptive statistics and a logistic regression analysis were performed to identify variables associated with bone fractures and musculoskeletal ailments.RESULTS:
Around half of the participants experienced a fracture after injury and excessive use of alcohol increased the odds (OR 0.09; CI 0.01-0.74) of suffering a post-injury fracture (p = 0.03). Sixty percent experienced shoulder ailments after the SCI and the use of orthosis to the knee and hip increased the odds (OR 4.4; CI 1.4-13) of experiencing shoulder ailment (p = 0.01).CONCLUSION:
Around half of the 165 participants reported to have suffered a fracture and over 100 to experience musculoskeletal ailment 20 years after injury. We suggest that prevention strategies and symptom management must be embedded in follow-up visits after SCI.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Spinal Cord Ser Cases
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Norway