Thirty years of hip fracture incidence in Austria: is the worst over?

ABSTRACT: Nationwide hip fracture incidence in the Austrian population was assessed over a period of 30 years (1989-2018), including 20 years data from a previous study and a recent 10 years follow-up. While absolute numbers in men continued to increase, absolute numbers in women and age-standardized incidences in both men and women decreased.

Purpose

In the Austrian population ≥ 50 years, nationwide hip fracture incidences over a period of 20 years (1989-2008) have shown an initial steep increase, followed by a leveling-off during the last few years of observation. The purpose of the present study was to follow up on hip fracture incidences for another 10 years (2009-2018) and to analyze trends over the entire period of 30 years.

Methods

ICD-10 code classes S72.0, S72.1, and S72.2 wer

SUBMITTER: Dimai HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8758599 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature