Social Deprivation Influences the Epidemiology and Outcome of Proximal Humeral Fractures in Adults for a Defined Urban Population of Scotland

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Journal Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2013 Sep 25

PMID 24062053

Citations 8

Authors

N D Clement

M M McQueen

C M Court-Brown

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Abstract

We present the epidemiology and incidence of proximal humeral fractures over a 17-year period for a defined urban population that represents approximately 13% of the population in Scotland, and functional outcome in relation to the socio-economic status of the patient. The incidence of proximal humeral fractures significantly increased during the study period from 47.9/10(5)/year to 98.7/10(5)/year in 2008 (p < 0.0001), which was greatest for the most socially deprived patients reaching 274.2/10(5)/year in 2008 (p < 0.0001). The most deprived patients sustained their fracture 4 years earlier than the most affluent patients (p = 0.026). Social deprivation was an independent predictor, after adjusting for other confounding variables using multivariable regression analysis, of a significantly worse functional outcome according to the Constant score at 1 year (p = 0.046). Preventative measures, especially for the most socially deprived patients within society, need to be instigated urgently to address the increasing incidence of proximal humeral fractures and alleviate the burden of these morbid fractures in the future. Whether the observed increased incidence is generalisable to a national population would need to be confirmed in future studies.

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