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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 99-B, Issue SUPP_8 | Pages 79 - 79
1 Apr 2017
Al-Azzani W Mak D Hodgson P Williams R
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Background

We reproduced a frequently cited study performed at our University Hospital that was published in the British Medical Journal in 1981 assessing the extent of “snow and ice” fractures during the winter period.

Methods

As per the original study, four days of snow and ice were identified as well as two control periods when snow and ice wasn't recorded; four days within the same year, with a similar amount of sunshine hours, and four days one calendar year later. The distribution of fractures according to age and sex in addition to the anatomical location were examined in relation to the presence of snow and ice as well as comparisons with the index study 33 years ago.