Incidence of fracture hospitalization and surgery during pregnancy in Finland-1998-2017: a retrospective register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of all major fractures and surgery during pregnancy and the outcomes of pregnancy in Finland between 1998 and 2017.

Materials and methods

A retrospective cohort study using nationwide data from the Finnish Care Register for Health Care and the Finnish Medical Birth Register. As participants we included all women aged between 15 and 49 years from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2017 and their ≥ 22-week pregnancies.

Results

Of a total 629,911 pregnancies, 1813 pregnant women were hospitalized with a fracture diagnosis, yielding an incidence of 247 fractures/100,000 pregnancy-years. Of these, 24% (n = 513/2098) were treated operatively. The most common fractures were fractures of the tibia, ankle, and the for

SUBMITTER: Nyrhi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449954 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature