Association of schizophrenia with fracture-related femoral neck displacement: A cross-sectional retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Fracture-related femoral neck displacement is more likely in patients with schizophrenia because of delayed diagnosis, as these patients frequently have less severe fracture-associated subjective symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the association of schizophrenia with the risk of fracture-related femoral neck displacement in hospitalized patients.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with femoral neck fractures treated between April 2013 and March 2018 at a single institution. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between schizophrenia and fracture-related femoral neck displacement after adjusting for risk factors.

Results

We compared 30 and 194 patients with and without schizophrenia, respectiv

SUBMITTER: Inoue Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11114322 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature