Severe weather warnings predict fracture epidemics

Iain R Murray; Colin R Howie; Leela C Biant

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2010.12.012

Severe weather warnings predict fracture epidemics

Iain R Murray, Colin R Howie, Leela C Biant

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Winter epidemics of fractures have been described that greatly exceed normal seasonal variations and overwhelm resources. We investigated the relationship between severe weather warnings, the frequency of fractures, and fracture related workload. There was a significant increase in fractures with cold and inclement weather, mostly low-energy fractures treated with day-case surgery or in fracture clinics. The number of patients treated as inpatients for fractures did not increase. Hip fractures were not associated with weather. Severe weather warnings for icy roads were predictive of fracture epidemics (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	687-90
Number of pages	4
Journal	Injury
Volume	42
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2010.12.012
Publication status	Published - 2011

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