Hip fracture in the elderly in Spain. Incidence 1977-88 in the province of Salamanca

Ferrandez, L.; Hernandez, J.; Gonzalez-Orus, A.; Devesa, F.; Ceinos, M.

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica 63(4): 386-388

1992


ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6470
PMID: 1529685
Document Number: 402012
We recorded the incidence of fractures of the proximal end of the femur in the province of Salamanca, Spain, 1977-88. Based on age-specific survival estimates, the probability of suffering a hip fracture after 50 years of age in women was 7 percent and in men 2 percent, i.e., substantially lower than in Northern Europe or U.S.A.

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