Hip fractures, particularly in older persons, result in problems that extend far beyond the
orthopedic injury, with repercussions in the areas of medicine, rehabilitation, psychiatry …

This paper reviews international data on incidence rates of hip fracture in persons 50 years
of age and older, based on a bibliographic search of articles published since 1960 …

Hip fractures are recognized to be a major public health problem in many Western nations,
most notably those in North America, Europe and Oceania. Incidence rates for hip fracture 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 …

Age-adjusted female hip fracture incidence has been noted to be higher in industrialized
countries than in nonindustrialized countries. A possible explanation that has received little …

Background. Hip fracture, a major health problem in elderly persons, varies in incidence
among the populations of different countries and is directly related to animal protein intake, a …

Several carefully studied populations in Mediterranean countries and in some areas in Asia
where traditional diets consisted largely of foods of plant origin exhibit low rates of many …

Hip fractures are common in elderly women, and early risk assessment of future hip fractures
is relevant in relation to prevention. We studied the predictive value of radial and humeral …

We conducted a multicentre study, divided into a retrospective and a prospective portion.
The retrospective study evaluated osteoporotic hip fractures that occurred during 2002. The …

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 …