Hip fracture is an important and debilitating condition in older people, particularly in women.
The epidemiological data varies between countries, but it is globally estimated that hip …

We aimed to assess the impact of timing of surgery in elderly patients with acute hip fracture
on morbidity and mortality. We systematically searched MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library …

Objective: hip fracture is a common and serious condition associated with high mortality.
This study aimed to identify pre-operative characteristics which are associated with an …

Osteoporotic fractures are a major worldwide epidemic. Here, we review global variability,
ethnic differences and secular changes in osteoporotic fractures. Worldwide, age …

RATIONALE: Excess mortality and residual disability are common after hip fracture.
HYPOTHESIS: Twelve months of high-intensity weight-lifting exercise and targeted …

The age‐specific rates of hip fractures have been declining in most countries in the West but
a few studies suggest that the rates might be increasing in areas of Asia that are undergoing …

In many different fields, social scientists desire to understand temporal variation associated
with age, time period, and cohort membership. Among methods proposed to address the …

Despite wide variations in hip rates fractures worldwide, reasons for such differences are not
clear. Furthermore, secular trends in the age‐specific hip fracture rates are changing the …

The incidence of hip fractures decreased in France in both genders, especially in the elderly,
from 2002 to 2008, in parallel with availability of bone densitometry and effective anti …

This study used nationwide hip fracture data from Denmark and Sweden during 1987–2010
to examine effects of (birth) cohort and period. We found that time trends, cohort, and period …