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ArticleScientific reports2022

Short-term effects of COVID-19 on the risk of traumatic fractures in China cities.

Hongzhi Lv, Xiaolin Zhang, Juan Wang, Zhiyong Hou, Haicheng Wang, Chao Li, Wenjuan Wang, Wei Chen, Yingze Zhang

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  1. Trends of clinical vertebral and hip fractures following local government involvement in fracture prevention from 2015 to 2021 in Kure, Japan.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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Hongzhi Lv *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Xiaolin Zhang *Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050017, China.
Juan WangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Zhiyong HouDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Haicheng WangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Chao LiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Wenjuan WangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Wei ChenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China. surgeonchenwei@126.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5451-6430
Yingze ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 139 Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China. dryzzhang@126.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8042-6105

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the association between COVID-19 and fracture risk and provide a targeted reference for the world through China's experience. A nationally representative sample of COVID-19 prevalence areas selected using stratified random sampling was retrospectively analyzed. Age, sex, fracture site, mechanism of injury, and concurrent fractures of traumatic fracture patients in selected hospitals were collected from 10 January to 10 July 2020. The epidemiologic characteristics of traumatic fractures and the association between COVID-19 and fracture risk were explored using descriptive epidemiological methods and a distributed lag nonlinear model. A total of 67,249 patients (52.3% males, 49.4 ± 19.4 years old) with 68,989 fractures were included. The highest proportion of fractures were in the tibia and fibula (14.9%), followed by the femur (13.6%) and ulna and radius (12.5%). Low-energy fractures accounted for 23.3%. With the increase in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, fracture risk decreased for children, young and middle-aged adults, elderly men, high-energy fractures, and residents in regions with < 1000 cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases. Fracture risk decreased sharply in all residents except elderly women, for low-energy fractures, and in regions with > 1000 cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases when newly confirmed COVID-19 cases increased in China. Primary (home) prevention measures are emphasized to prevent traumatic fractures.

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COVID-19Fractures, BoneAdultAgedChildChinaCitiesFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studies

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