Let's talk about Christmas hazards
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Be careful out there, boys:
https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bju.16216
Objectives
To explore whether Christmas might be a risk factor for penile fractures due to the Christmas spirit related to the intimacy and euphoria of these holly jolly days.Patients and methods
We evaluated the incidence of penile fractures during Christmas and New Year's Eve through the GeRmAn Nationwide inpatient Data (GRAND) from the Research Data Center of the Federal Bureau of Statistics (Wiesbaden, Germany). Furthermore, we assessed the impact of COVID-19 on penile fractures and their seasonality.Results
A total of 3,421 patients with a median, interquartile range (IQR) age of 42 (32–51) years had a penile fracture requiring a hospital stay from 2005 to 2021. In all, 40 (1.2%) penile fractures occurred in 51 days of Christmas (from 24/12 to 26/12 in each year). The daily incidence of penile fractures during Christmas was 0.78 with an incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 1.43 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05–1.95, P = 0.02). If every day was like Christmas, 43% more penile fractures would have occurred in Germany from 2005 on. Interestingly, only 28 (0.82%) penile fractures occurred during the New Year's Eve period (31/12 to 02/01 from 2005 to 2021). This resulted in an IRR of 0.98 (95% CI 0.69–1.5, P = 0.98) in the New Year's Eve period. Most patients with penile fractures were admitted to hospital at the weekend (n = 1,322; IRR 1.58, 95% CI 1.48–1.69; P < 0.001). Summer was also associated with more penile fractures (n = 929; IRR 1.11, 95% CI 1.03–1.19; P = 0.008). Both the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 385; IRR 1.06, 95% CI 0.95–1.18, P = 0.29) and its lockdown period (n = 93; IRR 1, 95% CI 0.82–1.23; P = 0.96) did not affect the incidence of penile fractures.Conclusion
The incidence of penile fractures displays a seasonality. Last Christmas penile fractures occurred more often. This year to save us from tears, we will NOT do something special (the new Christmas hit of the year). -
Be careful out there, boys:
https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bju.16216
Objectives
To explore whether Christmas might be a risk factor for penile fractures due to the Christmas spirit related to the intimacy and euphoria of these holly jolly days.Patients and methods
We evaluated the incidence of penile fractures during Christmas and New Year's Eve through the GeRmAn Nationwide inpatient Data (GRAND) from the Research Data Center of the Federal Bureau of Statistics (Wiesbaden, Germany). Furthermore, we assessed the impact of COVID-19 on penile fractures and their seasonality.Results
A total of 3,421 patients with a median, interquartile range (IQR) age of 42 (32–51) years had a penile fracture requiring a hospital stay from 2005 to 2021. In all, 40 (1.2%) penile fractures occurred in 51 days of Christmas (from 24/12 to 26/12 in each year). The daily incidence of penile fractures during Christmas was 0.78 with an incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 1.43 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05–1.95, P = 0.02). If every day was like Christmas, 43% more penile fractures would have occurred in Germany from 2005 on. Interestingly, only 28 (0.82%) penile fractures occurred during the New Year's Eve period (31/12 to 02/01 from 2005 to 2021). This resulted in an IRR of 0.98 (95% CI 0.69–1.5, P = 0.98) in the New Year's Eve period. Most patients with penile fractures were admitted to hospital at the weekend (n = 1,322; IRR 1.58, 95% CI 1.48–1.69; P < 0.001). Summer was also associated with more penile fractures (n = 929; IRR 1.11, 95% CI 1.03–1.19; P = 0.008). Both the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 385; IRR 1.06, 95% CI 0.95–1.18, P = 0.29) and its lockdown period (n = 93; IRR 1, 95% CI 0.82–1.23; P = 0.96) did not affect the incidence of penile fractures.Conclusion
The incidence of penile fractures displays a seasonality. Last Christmas penile fractures occurred more often. This year to save us from tears, we will NOT do something special (the new Christmas hit of the year).@George-K said in Let's talk about Christmas hazards:
the new Christmas hit of the year
Maybe it should be "God, rest your merry gentleman"
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I think the author of the study assumed the cause of these penile fractures without considering other potential factors including 7-10 year olds with new athletic equipment given as gifts, ineffective passes made at holiday Christmas parties resulting in a quick introduction to the articulatio genu… Toddlers with toy light sabers, sled riding… I’ve watched enough America’s Funniest Home Videos to know there are many potential causes for injury over the holidays…
