20-year trends of distal femoral, patellar, and proximal tibial fractures: a Danish nationwide cohort study of 60,823 patients.

ABSTRACT: Background and purpose - Knee fracture treatment burden remains unknown, impeding proper use of hospital resources. We examined 20-year trends in incidence rates (IRs) and patient-, fracture-, and treatment-related characteristics of knee fracture patients.Patients and methods - This nationwide cohort study of prospectively collected data including patients with distal femoral, patellar, and proximal tibial fractures from the Danish National Patient Registry during 1998-2017, assesses IRs of knee fractures (per 10⁵ inhabitants) as well as patient-, fracture-, and treatment-related characteristics of knee fracture patients.Results - During 1998-2017, 60,823 patients (median age 55; 57% female) sustained 74,106 knee fractures. 74% of the study population had a Charlson Comorbidity

SUBMITTER: Vestergaard V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7006734 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature