Fragility fractures and health-related quality of life: does socio-economic status widen the gap? A population-based study

ConclusionFractures of the spine and hip are associated with clinically important deficits in physical HRQoL up to 5  years post-fracture. Low educational attainment widened the gap in mental but not in physical post-fracture HRQoL. However, due to low pre-fracture PCS and MCS, people with a low educational attainment and fractures were more likely to report very low HRQoL post-fracture.
Source: Osteoporosis International - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research