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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023

Prevalence and morbidity of neck pain: a cross-sectional study of 3000 elderly men.

Henrik Damm, Anette Jönsson, Björn E Rosengren, Lars Jehpsson, Claes Ohlsson, Eva Ribom, Dan Mellström, Magnus K Karlsson

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Henrik DammClinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Departments of Orthopaedics and Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden. henrik.damm@med.lu.se.
Anette JönssonClinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Departments of Orthopaedics and Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden.
Björn E RosengrenClinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Departments of Orthopaedics and Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden.
Lars JehpssonClinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Departments of Orthopaedics and Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden.
Claes OhlssonSahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Center for Bone Research, Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg University, Göteborg, Sweden.
Eva RibomSection of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Dan MellströmDepartments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg University, Göteborg, Sweden.
Magnus K KarlssonClinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Departments of Orthopaedics and Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden.
Lund University · SESkåne University Hospital · SERegion Västra Götaland · SESahlgrenska University Hospital · SEUppsala University · SE

Funding

ALF 2018/42406FoUU 2020/42407Herman Jarnhard Foundation 2020/2021Skåne University Hospital Foundations 2020/2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and morbidity of neck pain with or without cervical rhizopathy, upper extremity motor deficit and/or thoracolumbar pain in elderly men.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire study of 3,000 community-dwelling older men with a mean age of 75.4 ± 3.2 years (range 69-81) to determine if they had experienced neck pain with or without cervical rhizopathy/upper extremity motor deficit/thoracolumbar pain (yes/no) during the preceding 12 months, and if so, morbidity with the condition (no/minor/moderate/severe).

resultsAmong the participants, 865 (29%) reported they had experienced neck and 1,619 (54%) thoracolumbar pain. Among the men with neck pain, 59% had experienced only neck pain, 17% neck pain and cervical rhizopathy and 24% neck pain, rhizopathy and motor deficit. For men with only neck pain, the morbidity was severe in 13%, for men with neck pain and rhizopathy it was 24%, and for men with pain, rhizopathy and motor deficit it was 46% (p < 0.001). Among the men with neck pain, 23% had experienced only neck pain and no thoracolumbar pain; the remaining 77% had both neck and thoracolumbar pain. The morbidity was severe in 10% of the men with neck pain but no thoracolumbar pain and 30% in men with neck and thoracolumbar pain (p < 0.001).

conclusionNeck pain in elderly men is common but symptoms and morbidity vary. For men who only have neck pain, 1/8 rated their morbidity as severe, while almost half who also had cervical rhizopathy and motor deficit and almost 1/3 of those who also had thoracolumbar pain reported severe morbidity.

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NeckNeck PainAgedArmChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMalePrevalenceAgeingElderlyEpidemiologyMenMotoric symptomsMusculoskeletal painNeck painPopulation-basedRhizopathyThoracolumbar

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