This report provides an overview and a comparison of the burden and management of
fragility fractures in the largest five countries of the European Union plus Sweden (EU6). In …

The aims of this study were to estimate the present and future incidence of hip fracture world-
wide. From a survey of available data on current incidence, population trends and the …

It is recommended that intervention thresholds should be based on absolute fracture risk, but
there is a large variation in hip fracture incidence from different regions of the world. The aim …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of hip fracture
(HF) in patients aged 65 years or over in the various autonomous regions (AR) of Spain from …

Fundamento: El 90% de las fracturas de cadera (FC) ocurren en mayores de 64 años.
Pretendemos describir las características epidemiológicas de los ancianos con FC en lo …

Results: Osteoarthrosis prevalence in the examined sample was 18.0% including 9.4% as
definite and 8.6% as possible. Prevalence of the disease among males was practically twice …

A case-control study of hip fracture among the Japanese elderly was carried out in order to
assess the risk factors for fractures. On the data obtained from 249 cases and 498 controls …

Background Hip fracture as a consequence of osteoporosis is an important cause of
morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Due to improving life expectancy, the number of …

The aging of the world population is an indicator of improving health worldwide. In
developed countries, increased longevity has been accompanied by a so-called" …

An association between inclement weather and hip fractures has been documented, but
specific subgroups of the population at particular risk have not been identified. We obtained …