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Fractures and musculoskeletal ailments in persons 20+ years after a traumatic spinal cord injury in Norway.

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.

SUBMITTER: Jakimovska VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092425 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fractures and musculoskeletal ailments in persons 20+ years after a traumatic spinal cord injury in Norway.

Jakimovska Vesna Miloshevska VM   Kostovski Emil E   Biering-Sørensen Fin F   Lidal Ingeborg Beate IB  

Spinal cord series and cases 20180814

<h4>Study design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Objectives</h4>To gain insights into fracture rate and musculoskeletal ailments among Norwegians with a spinal cord injury (SCI) acquired more than 20 years ago.<h4>Settings</h4>Sunnaas Hospital, Nesoddtangen, Norway.<h4>Methods</h4>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  ...[more]

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