Lumbar radiculopathy and fracture risk: A Korean nationwide population-based cohort study.
Bone
; 179: 116981, 2024 02.
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INTRODUCTION: Lumbar radiculopathy is a common disease with a high economic burden, and fractures in adults are a significant public health problem. However, studies of the relationship between lumbar radiculopathy and fractures are scarce. We investigated the fracture risk in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. METHODS: This nationwide retrospective cohort study identified 815,101 patients with lumbar radiculopathy and randomly matched individuals without lumbar radiculopathy (1:1) who were included in the Korean National Health Insurance System in 2012. Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were performed to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) for fracture risk in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. RESULTS: The study included 301,347 patients with lumbar radiculopathy and matched 289,618 individuals without lumbar radiculopathy. Compared to individuals without lumbar radiculopathy, patients with lumbar radiculopathy had a 27 % increased fracture risk (adjusted HR = 1.27, 95 % confidence interval = 1.24-1.31). The Kaplan-Meier plot showed a significantly higher fracture incidence in patients with lumbar radiculopathy than in individuals without lumbar radiculopathy at all times. CONCLUSION: Lumbar radiculopathy is significantly associated with fracture risk.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Radiculopatía
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Fracturas Óseas
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bone
Asunto de la revista:
METABOLISMO
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ORTOPEDIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos