Keppler Alexander Martin, Kraus Moritz, Blaschke Matthias, Thomasser Nicole, Kammerlander Christian, Böcker Wolfgang, Neuerburg Carl, Stumpf Ulla Cordula
Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder München, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Technischen Universität München, Romanstraße 93, 80639 Munich, Germany.
J Clin Med. 2021 Feb 19;10(4):848. doi: 10.3390/jcm10040848.
The present study is aiming to evaluate patients' awareness to participate in further diagnostics for osteoporosis and to find out if there are significant differences with regards to fracture site.
Patients at risk for underlying osteoporosis (female >60 and male >70 years) undergoing surgical treatment for a distal radius fracture (DRF) or a proximal femur fracture (PFF) were asked to complete a questionnaire assessing the awareness for underlying osteoporosis. Furthermore, dual-X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans were analyzed.
Overall, 150 patients (w = 122/m = 28, mean age 79.9 years (±8.6)) were included, of these, 36 patients suffered a DRF and 114 patients a PFF. Of these, 68 out of the 150 patients (45.3%) considered that an examination was necessary, whereas in PFF patients the awareness was higher than in the DRF Group (41% vs. 32%).
The patients' willingness to undergo further diagnostics for osteoporosis was generally poor. DRFs are frequently accompanied by a lower limitation of quality of life compared to PFF, which might be causative for even poorer awareness in these patients. Especially younger patients (age 60-70 years) with a distal radius fracture seemed to underestimate osteoporosis.
本研究旨在评估患者参与骨质疏松症进一步诊断的意识,并查明骨折部位是否存在显著差异。
对因桡骨远端骨折(DRF)或股骨近端骨折(PFF)接受手术治疗的潜在骨质疏松症风险患者(女性>60岁,男性>70岁)进行问卷调查,以评估其对潜在骨质疏松症的认知。此外,还分析了双能X线吸收测定法(DXA)扫描结果。
总共纳入了150例患者(女性=122例/男性=28例,平均年龄79.9岁(±8.6岁)),其中36例患者发生了桡骨远端骨折,114例患者发生了股骨近端骨折。在这150例患者中,68例(45.3%)认为有必要进行检查,而在股骨近端骨折患者中,其认知度高于桡骨远端骨折组(41%对32%)。
患者接受骨质疏松症进一步诊断的意愿普遍较低。与股骨近端骨折相比,桡骨远端骨折患者的生活质量受限情况往往更频繁,这可能是导致这些患者认知度更低的原因。尤其是桡骨远端骨折的年轻患者(60-70岁)似乎低估了骨质疏松症。