Effect of cold weather on patients with orthopedic implants

OBJECTIVE: We conducted this study to examine the prevalence of pain in patients with orthopedic implants, placed to stabilize a fracture or for arthroplasty, when exposed to cold weather in the Saudi Arabia METHODS: We asked 100 patients with orthopedic implants to complete a pretested questionnair...

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Autores principales: Alakhras, Jalal T., Alakhras, Tarif M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taibah University 2020
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7479168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32982637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.05.001
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description OBJECTIVE: We conducted this study to examine the prevalence of pain in patients with orthopedic implants, placed to stabilize a fracture or for arthroplasty, when exposed to cold weather in the Saudi Arabia METHODS: We asked 100 patients with orthopedic implants to complete a pretested questionnaire. These patients visited the Orthopedic Clinic at King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia, for follow-up. RESULTS: Of 100 patients, 49 (49%) experienced pain from implants related to cold temperatures (8 °C–10 °C) during winter. The remaining 51 patients (51%) did not experience pain due to cold weather. CONCLUSION: The current study showed a statistically significant relationship between cold weather and pain in patients with implanted orthopedic hardware.
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spelling pubmed-74791682020-09-24 Effect of cold weather on patients with orthopedic implants Alakhras, Jalal T. Alakhras, Tarif M. J Taibah Univ Med Sci Brief Communication OBJECTIVE: We conducted this study to examine the prevalence of pain in patients with orthopedic implants, placed to stabilize a fracture or for arthroplasty, when exposed to cold weather in the Saudi Arabia METHODS: We asked 100 patients with orthopedic implants to complete a pretested questionnaire. These patients visited the Orthopedic Clinic at King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia, for follow-up. RESULTS: Of 100 patients, 49 (49%) experienced pain from implants related to cold temperatures (8 °C–10 °C) during winter. The remaining 51 patients (51%) did not experience pain due to cold weather. CONCLUSION: The current study showed a statistically significant relationship between cold weather and pain in patients with implanted orthopedic hardware. Taibah University 2020-06-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7479168/ /pubmed/32982637 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.05.001 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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