BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The surgical methods for treatment of femoral neck fractures and trochanteric hip fractures vary. We describe the changes in Sweden over the period 1998–2007 and the regional differences in treatment. Patients and methods Data on 144,607 patients were drawn from the National Patient Register. RESULTS The proportion of femoral neck fractures treated with arthroplasty inc...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE COPD is well known to frequently coexist with osteoporosis. Bone fractures often occur and may affect mortality in COPD patients. However, in-hospital mortality related to bone fractures in COPD patients has been poorly studied. This retrospective study investigated in-hospital mortality of COPD patients with bone fractures using a national inpatient database in Japan. ...

Cytokines play a major role in bone remodeling in vitro and in animal models, with evidence supporting the involvement of inflammatory markers in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. However, less is known about the longitudinal association of inflammatory markers with hip fracture. We tested whether high receptor levels of proinflammatory cytokines are associated with an increased risk of hip fra...

BACKGROUND The role of total calcium intake in the prevention of hip fracture risk has not been well established. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess the relation of calcium intake to the risk of hip fracture on the basis of meta-analyses of cohort studies and clinical trials. RESULTS In women (7 prospective cohort studies, 170,991 women, 2,954 hip fractures), there was no as...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of hip fractures (at the proximal end of the femur) in Belgium from 1984 to 1996. METHODS Use was made of information from the national database on hospital bills, which fully covers the annual hospital stays in the whole of the country. FINDINGS The mean annual incidence of hip fractures increased from 107.8 to 140.5 per 100,000 inhabitants between 1984...

This review provides a critical analysis of currently available approaches to increase bone mass, structure and strength through drug therapy and of possible direct intra-osseous interventions for the management of patients at imminent risk of hip fracture. PURPOSE Osteoporotic hip fractures represent a particularly high burden in morbidity-, mortality- and health care-related costs. There ar...

OBJECTIVES Survival rates are poorer after a second hip fracture than after a first hip fracture. Previous survival studies have included in-hospital mortality. Excluding in-hospital deaths from the analysis allows survival times to be evaluated in community-based patients. There is still a lack of data regarding the effects of subsequent fractures on survival times after hospital discharge fol...

Fractures of the HIP Diagnosis Classification Unusual Fracture Patterns Surgical and Applied Anatomy Treatment Surgical Procedures Postoperative Fracture Care Complications Stress Fractures HIP Dislocations in Children Diagnosis Classification Unusual Fracture Patterns Associated with Hip Dislocation Surgical and Applied Anatomy Treatment Options Surgical Procedures Postreduction Care Complicat...

Hip fractures are an important public health issue. By the age of 90, 32% of women and 17% of men have suffered a hip fracture (Gallagher et al 1980). By the year 2050 there will be about 2.3 million annual hip fractures globally (Gullberg et al 1997). Unfortunately, outcomes after hip fracture are often poor (Marottoli et al 1992). If more effective rehabilitation strategies could be developed...

Fractures are the most serious consequence of osteoporosis. Non-vertebral and non-hip fractures are seldom recognised as important, even though they account for the majority of all fractures. The most prevalent localisations are distal radius, proximal humerus, ribs, clavicle, and the pelvis. According to the results from large phase III clinical trials for placebo groups, their incidence range...