An increasing number of elderly people retain their natural teeth into old age and further, the
prevalence of endosseous implants for supporting oral prosthesis is ever increasing. These …

Background Demographic changes led to an increasingly ageing population in Germany
and thus to possible changes in the frequency of fractures. The primary aim of this study was …

Although the demand for shoulder arthroplasties has reached its highest number worldwide,
there remains a lack of epidemiologic data regarding recent and future trends. In this study …

Background Angular stable locking plates have shown good clinical results in treating
proximal humeral fractures, but complications are not uncommon. This study reported a rare …

Fragility fractures are a frequent and costly event. In Austria, 92,835 fragility fractures
occurred in patients aged≥ 50 years in 2018, accruing direct costs of> 157 million€. Due to …

Between 1998 and 2018, the number of hospitalizations for major osteoporotic fractures
increased. After standardization for age, these numerical increases translated into a reduced …

Background: The surgical treatment of proximal humeral fractures (PHFs) with locking plate
fixation (LPF) in the elderly is associated with high complication rates, especially in …

Upper extremity (UE) fractures are prevalent age-related fractures, and stair-associated falls
are a common mechanism for these injuries. Our study has identified an increasing …

We examined incidence rates (IR) for all distal radius fracture (DRF) events based on
inpatient and outpatient data from a large statutory health insurance in Germany. Of all DRF …

This study provides a statistical forecast for the development of total elbow arthroplasties
(TEAs) in Germany until 2045. The authors used an autoregressive integrated moving …