Table 6.
The grade of fracture deformation and its relation to pain intensity, disability, activities of daily living and quality of life during the year after the acute fracture
| Time | Mild (n = 22) (n = 20)§ | Moderate (n = 50) (n = 48)§ | Severe (n = 35) (n = 33)§ | Difference between grade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P | ||
| von Korff’s pain intensity score | 3 weeks | 62.4 | 24.0 | 70.0 | 19.2 | 77.4 | 13.6 | 0.014# |
| 3 months | 54.4 | 27.0 | 59.3* | 21.5 | 69.0* | 14.4 | 0.024# | |
| 6 months | 53.2 | 26.0 | 59.5* | 21.8 | 67.3* | 16.3 | 0.045# | |
| 12 months | 49.1 | 26.8 | 59.5* | 22.9 | 69.1* | 16.8 | 0.005# | |
| von Korff’s disability score | 3 weeks | 61.8 | 23.3 | 67.6 | 25.9 | 75.2 | 19.0 | NS |
| 3 months | 48.0* | 24.2 | 55.9* | 26.4 | 62.1* | 24.0 | NS | |
| 6 months | 44.6* | 26.1 | 50.2* | 29.6 | 56.2* | 24.9 | NS | |
| 12 months | 45.7 | 28.3 | 51.9* | 29.0 | 61.8* | 24.3 | NS | |
| EQ-5D | 3 weeks | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.36 | NS |
| 3 months | 0.63 | 0.32 | 0.53* | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.38 | NS | |
| 6 months | 0.62 | 0.30 | 0.58* | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.41 | NS | |
| 12 months | 0.60 | 0.36 | 0.54* | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.44 | NS | |
| Hannover ADL score | 3 weeks | 42.3 | 20.0 | 40.6 | 23.9 | 30.8 | 19.3 | NS |
| 3 months | 52.5 | 23.7 | 48.5* | 26.4 | 44.3* | 23.9 | NS | |
| 6 months | 47.0 | 28.6 | 48.7* | 26.7 | 40.8* | 24.3 | NS | |
| 12 months | 59.5* | 25.5 | 46.1 | 26.8 | 42.2* | 24.7 | 0.047# | |
NS not significant
#Between mild and severe fracture difference
* Compare with 3 weeks result, significant difference P < 0.05
§Number of patients for the von Korff’s disability score analysis = total 101 patients