Pelvic Fractures-An Underestimated Problem? Incidence and Mortality Risk after Pelvic Fracture in Austria, 2010-2018.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Pelvic fractures (PFs) are related to osteoporosis, and represent a serious individual and socioeconomic burden. (2) Methods: We examined age- and sex-standardised incidence rates (SIRs) of PF, along with rates of all-cause overall and one-year mortality among patients with PF. We compared the mortality rates between PF patients and a matched fracture-free cohort. Patients ≥50 years old in Austria hospitalised with PF in 2010-2018, along with their dates of death, were recorded. (3) Results: We identified 54,975 patients with PF, of whom 70.9% were women. Between 2010 and 2018 the SIR of PF increased in men by 10.0%-from 125.3 (95% Confidence Interval 118.9-132.0) to 137.8 (95% CI 131.8-144.0) per 100,000-and in women by 2.7%-from 218.7 (95% CI 212.0-225.6) to 224.7 (95% CI

SUBMITTER: Behanova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9146576 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature