background: hip fractures are serious fall injuries that often result in long-term functional impairment and increased mortality. as the population ages, the number of hip fractures is likely to increase worldwide. the main objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the risk factors of hip fracture among the older adults in the lebanese population. methods: this pilot epidemiological, prospe...

AIMS The aim of the study was to find the epidemiology of hip fractures in heart failure. The increasing survival rate for patients with heart failure places them at risk for other diseases of ageing, including osteoporosis. METHODS AND RESULTS We included 5613 persons from the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) with an average of 11.5 year follow-up. We determined incidence rates and hazard r...

Increasing numbers of atypical hip fractures have been reported among patients with bisphosphonate use. However, the nature and extent of the problem are unknown despite recent investigations. To analyze national trends in hip fractures and medication use in the elderly US population, we respectively used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) from...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether physicians' practice was adequate for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in patients with proximal humeral fracture over the age of 50 years, which is one of major osteoporotic fractures. METHODS A retrospective nation-wide cohort study was performed using data collected in 2010 by the Korean Health Insurance Review Agency....

Simultaneous bilateral hip fractures are rare, mostly being caused by violent forces or in patients with bone metabolism disorders. We present the case of an elderly patient who sustained simultaneous bilateral hip fractures following a simple fall without having any known predilecting comorbidities other than advanced age. Only four cases have been described of elderly patients without comorbi...

To cite: Matar HE, ElHosh S, Attar FG. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212593 DESCRIPTION Patients with hip fractures very rarely have hip osteoarthritis (OA), 2 with published data suggesting an inverse relationship between hip fractures and hip OA. In fact, hip OA is found to be protective against intracapsular fractures but increases the ris...

This study analyzes the incidence of subsequent hip fractures and its risk factors in the northwestern region of Korea. We analyzed hip fracture patients who visited any of the 5 teaching hospitals in the Bucheon and Incheon area from January 2000 to December 2010. Medical records were reviewed and presence of subsequent hip fractures, alcohol history, marital status, live in solitude, dementia...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the trend of the incidence and costs of hip fractures in Italy. METHODS The incidence of hip fractures after 45 years of age in both females and males during the years 1999-2002 was obtained by analyzing the Italian Ministry of Health national hospitalization database, according to the diagnosis codes of International Classification of Diseases...

BACKGROUND Fall-induced injuries in persons aged 65 years and older are a major public health problem. Data regarding circumstances leading to specific injuries, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) and hip fractures in older adults are scarce. OBJECTIVE To investigate the activity distributions leading to indoor and outdoor falls requiring an emergency department (ED) visit, and those result...

Hip fractures involve high morbidity and mortality and extensive treatment costs and are thus considered an important public health issue. Hip fracture incidence varies greatly between countries and even between cities in the same region. This study aimed to determine hip fracture incidence in Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil. Hip fracture cases were identified prospectively in patients aged 45 a...