Why is winter the season of high incidence of fractures?

The high incidence season of fractures should be divided into China District, and winter is the high incidence season of fractures. Because of the weather and climate, young people and middle-aged people are usually less likely to fall or break bones than the elderly. Once winter comes, the rainy and snowy weather is more wet and slippery, and traffic accidents occur frequently, leading to osteoporosis. In northern winter, most middle-aged and elderly people have no outdoor activities, and the sunshine time is relatively reduced.

This season is a positive threat to the health of the elderly, and fractures and colds are the main threats, leading to a high incidence of common diseases (such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases) in the elderly. Ma Wei, an orthopedic surgeon in Hangzhou Third Hospital, Professor Wu, director of scientific research department, and Professor Wu, an orthopedic surgeon. Fracture is a common disease in the elderly. Kai Hua Wei, director of the Department of Orthopaedics, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital, said that osteoporosis is usually the direct cause of fractures in the elderly, but winter is the most fragile season of bones, and the cold weather reduces muscle elasticity, so the elderly have relatively poor response and dress neatly.

In addition, especially in the case of cold weather and slippery roads, fractures are prone to occur, and the elderly are also prone to fall and collide. Common fractures in the elderly include tibial fiber fractures near the wrist, lumbar compression fractures, and femoral and tibial fractures. The elderly are usually associated with heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis or other organ diseases, and their ability to heal fractures is relatively weak, which makes the treatment more complicated. Therefore, we must attach great importance to the fracture problem of the elderly.

The imbalance of the center of gravity is likely to lead to multiple fractures in the hips, spine, wrists and other parts of the elderly, and even injuries to the back and head. Wu stressed that hip fracture is the last fracture in life, which has high health risk and can cause a series of complications such as lung infection, urinary tract infection, thrombosis and tenderness of lower limbs. Statistics show that the mortality rate after hip fracture is as high as 25%, and the remaining 75% can't restore all normal life rhythms. For hip fractures without surgical contraindications, surgical treatment is the best treatment, and conservative treatment has a high risk of death.