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Background: Nearly 30 years ago, a series of studies showed increased hip fracture
mortality in Manitoba compared to the United States, but these data have not been updated …

Background Fractures of the proximal femur are an important public health concern. The
incidence of hip fractures is an index of osteoporosis burden. There have been no recent …

Background The incidence of hip fractures is increasing within the aging population. We
investigated the overall rate of in-hospital mortality following hip fracture and how this …

Background Hip fractures result in both health and cost burdens from a public health
perspective and have a major impact on the health care system in the USA. The purpose …

Introduction Fractures are a common reason for admission to hospital around the world.
Varying incidences have been reported but these are mainly based on small studies from …

As the burden of illness associated with hip fracture extends beyond the initial
hospitalization, a longitudinal 1 year cohort study was used to analyze levels of health …

The number of hip fractures in women 65 yr of age and over increased from 3416 in 1972 to
8075 in 1987. In men of the same age group the number of hip fractures increased from …

Context Hip fractures are a public health concern because they are associated with
significant morbidity, excess mortality, and the majority of the costs directly attributable to …

Objectives To assess the impact of hip fracture (HF) on health care expenditures and
resource use. Design Observational, retrospective study. An administrative registry was …