Martine Enger1, Stein Arve Skjaker2, Knut Melhuus2, Lars Nordsletten3, Are Hugo Pripp4, Stefan Moosmayer5, Jens Ivar Brox6. 1. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: uxrten@ous-hf.no. 2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Norway. 3. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway. 4. Oslo Centre of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway. 5. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Martina Hansens Hospital, Sandvika, Norway. 6. Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Shoulder injuries are commonly encountered in emergency departments. In spite of this, the epidemiology is only partly known, and soft tissue injuries in particular remain unclear. The aim of this study was to obtain an overview of shoulder injuries in a general population cohort, and to estimate the relative proportion of the main injury categories soft tissue injuries, fractures and dislocations, as well as their variation with age and gender. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We registered prospectively all patients admitted with a suspected shoulder injury at a combined casualty and primary health care facility during one year. The facility serves all hospitals and all citizens of Oslo. The patient-reported questionnaires, electronic patient records and radiology reports were examined. RESULTS: 3031 shoulder injuries were registered from May 2013 through April 2014. The median age was 37 years (range 14 days-102 years), 51 years in women and 31 years in men (p < 0.001), 60% were male. The male/female shoulder injury incidence rate ratio in the 20-34 years age group was 3.6 (95%CI, 3.0 to 4.3; p < 0.001). Contrary, the female/male rate ratio above 75 years was 2.1 (95%CI, 1.6-2.8; p < 0.001). Almost half of the injuries were soft tissue injuries, 35% were fractures and 17% were dislocations. The age-stratified incidence rates differed substantially in men and women. Fractures dominated in children up to 10 years and in adults over 60 years, soft tissue injuries in the ages between. The highest dislocation incidence rates were found in young males. A rotator cuff tear was diagnosed in 4% of the injuries. CONCLUSION: Which shoulder structures that are affected by injury vary substantially with age and gender. The shoulder injury incidence rates of young men and the elderly are high. The findings are important for the understanding of the shoulder and the diagnostic process in A&Es.
INTRODUCTION: Shoulder injuries are commonly encountered in emergency departments. In spite of this, the epidemiology is only partly known, and soft tissue injuries in particular remain unclear. The aim of this study was to obtain an overview of shoulder injuries in a general population cohort, and to estimate the relative proportion of the main injury categories soft tissue injuries, fractures and dislocations, as well as their variation with age and gender. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We registered prospectively all patients admitted with a suspected shoulder injury at a combined casualty and primary health care facility during one year. The facility serves all hospitals and all citizens of Oslo. The patient-reported questionnaires, electronic patient records and radiology reports were examined. RESULTS: 3031 shoulder injuries were registered from May 2013 through April 2014. The median age was 37 years (range 14 days-102 years), 51 years in women and 31 years in men (p < 0.001), 60% were male. The male/female shoulder injury incidence rate ratio in the 20-34 years age group was 3.6 (95%CI, 3.0 to 4.3; p < 0.001). Contrary, the female/male rate ratio above 75 years was 2.1 (95%CI, 1.6-2.8; p < 0.001). Almost half of the injuries were soft tissue injuries, 35% were fractures and 17% were dislocations. The age-stratified incidence rates differed substantially in men and women. Fractures dominated in children up to 10 years and in adults over 60 years, soft tissue injuries in the ages between. The highest dislocation incidence rates were found in young males. A rotator cuff tear was diagnosed in 4% of the injuries. CONCLUSION: Which shoulder structures that are affected by injury vary substantially with age and gender. The shoulder injury incidence rates of young men and the elderly are high. The findings are important for the understanding of the shoulder and the diagnostic process in A&Es.
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