ArticleActa orthopaedica2025
Fractures sustained by slipping on ice or snow: an epidemiological study of 50,500 fractures from the Swedish Fracture Register.
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- Fall-Related Extremity Injuries During a Severe Snowfall and Icing Episode in Diyarbakır, Türkiye: Injury Patterns, Treatment Characteristics, and Need for Surgery in the Emergency Department.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Fracture distribution in cross-country skiing accidents: an observational study from the Swedish Fracture Register.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Observational
- Geographic and seasonal variations in hip fracture incidence in Sweden: a nationwide population-based study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Optimizing age-based targeting in ice cleat distribution programs for preventing winter fall injuries: a cost-effectiveness modeling study.Injury epidemiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
background and purposeDespite numerous patients sustaining fractures annually due to slipping on ice or snow, descriptive studies are scarce, which may result in less systematic management and prevention. We aimed to analyze fractures in adults sustained by slipping on ice and snow in Sweden using data from the Swedish Fracture Register (SFR).
methodsData on all patients ≥ 18 years registered in the SFR between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2022, with a fracture sustained by slipping on ice or snow was extracted. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed.
resultsDuring the study period, 50,500 fractures were registered as sustained by slipping on ice or snow, representing 9% of all registered fractures in the SFR during the same period. 60% of the fractures affected the upper extremity. The mean age at the time of fracture was 61 years (18-105) and almost 70% of fractures were seen in women. The most common fractures were to the wrist (34%), ankle (18%), proximal humerus (11%), and hip (10%).
conclusionAlmost 1 in 10 fractures is sustained by slipping on ice or snow. The most common fractures are related to the wrist and the ankle. The majority of fractures affect the upper extremity, and two-thirds are sustained by women. Protective shoe wear, and better snow and ice clearance, could potentially have a large effect on injury prevention.
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