ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2021
Decreased volume of hip fractures observed during COVID-19 lockdown.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on osteoporotic fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Orthopaedic, trauma surgery, and Covid-2019 pandemic: clinical panorama and future prospective in Europe.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Pooled it
- Post-pandemic acceleration in osteoporotic hip fracture burden in Ecuador: a joinpoint analysis of Global Burden of Disease data, 2010-2023.Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Indoor falls-related hip and femur fractures decreased during the social distancing period of COVID-19 in South korea: a single-center retrospective cohort study using propensity score matching.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Changes of hip fracture in older patients before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective multicentre study in Japan.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Pattern of Fractures in Taif City, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
- Trend and Seasonality of Hip Fractures in Catalonia, Spain: Exploring the Influence of Climate.Calcified tissue international · 2024Article
- Upturn in osteoporotic hip fracture incidence following the COVID-19 pandemic.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Fracture Incidence in Germany: A Comparative Age and Gender Analysis of Pre- and Post-Outbreak Periods.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Fragility Fractures of the Hip: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of the Lockdown Periods in Western Greece and Review of the Literature.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The total number of patients with any of four major fragility fractures decreased during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Japan, commencing before the state of emergency declaration, which was not as enforceable as lockdown.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Article
- Analysis of the Effects of COVID-19 on Hip Fractures in Korea Without Lockdown: Interrupted Time Series Analysis Using a Nationwide Cohort.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- Increasing hip fracture volume following repeated lockdowns: an Irish multicentre study of periods pre-Covid, during Covid lockdown and following vaccination.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Article
- Decreasing incidence rates of osteoporotic hip fractures in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
- Effects of COVID-19 confinement on the incidence and mortality of major osteoporotic fractures: an observational study in Catalonia, Spain.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Observational
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on osteoporotic hip fractures in Chile.Archives of osteoporosis · 2022Article
- Variation in patterns and volumes of injuries admitted to a level one trauma center during lockdown for COVID-19.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Impact of strict population confinement on fracture incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experience from a public Health Care Department in Spain.Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association · 2022Observational
- Mortality and Epidemiological Changes in Proximal Hip Fractures in the Course of a Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on hip fracture care in Ireland: findings from the Irish Hip Fracture Database.European geriatric medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe aim was to study the incidence and characteristics of fragility hip fractures admitted during COVID-19 lockdown. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe analysed socio-demographic and baseline characteristics of patients suffering fragility hip fractures between March 1st and May 1st 2020, period most affected by COVID-19 confinement measures. Cases (n = 64) were compared with controls (n = 172) from corresponding periods in 2018 and 2019. Poisson Generalised Linear Model regression analysis was performed to compare daily case counts, and LOESS curves compared time series.
resultsNo differences were found regarding age or gender distributions, pre-fracture living, ambulatory, functional or cognitive status. More patients in 2020 had a high-risk ASA score. Fewer cases [Reduction = 26% (95% CI 1-44%)] were admitted in 2020. The reduction seemed to correspond with confinement.
conclusionsApproximately, one quarter less fragility hip fractures were admitted to our hospital during lockdown. Patients' baseline status and socio-demographic characteristics were similar.
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