Incidence of subsequent fractures in the UK between 1990 and 2012 among individuals 50 years or older.

ABSTRACT: We studied the incidence of subsequent fractures in persons of 50+ years from 1990 to 2012 and the relative risk (RR) of subsequent fractures after an index femur/hip fracture, stratified per 5-year age band. Patients suffering a fracture have a high incidence of a subsequent fracture; the RR of subsequent fracture after a femur/hip fracture ranged from 2 to 7.

Introduction

Recent information on the risk of subsequent fractures after a broad range of index fractures in the UK population is scarce. We therefore studied the rates of subsequent fractures of the femur/hip, humerus, radius/ulna, vertebrae, rib, or pelvis after fractures at one of these sites from 1990 to 2012 in 3,156,347 UK men and women aged 50 years or over.

Methods

We undertook a retrospective observational st

SUBMITTER: van der Velde RY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6205600 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature