Open AccessWhat Is the Difference in the Risk of Suicide Death Between Spine Fracture in Patients Older Than 65 Years and Matched Controls? A Large-database Study from South Korea
Author(s) -
SukYong Jang,
Yonghan Cha,
Joon-Hyeok Kwak,
Kap-Jung Kim,
Hayong Kim,
Won Sik Choy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001414
Subject(s) - medicine , suicide prevention , injury prevention , poison control , fracture (geology) , human factors and ergonomics , gerontology , emergency medicine , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Pain and kyphotic deformity after spinal fractures can result in a decrease in a patient's physical function and quality of life. Furthermore, physical illness, such as respiratory compromise, or mental illness, including depression, may be exacerbated by a spinal fracture. Complications caused by spinal fractures and old age are risk factors for suicide, but studies on these patients are rare.