Osteoporosis is a major health problem, especially in elderly populations, and is associated
with fragility fractures at the hip, spine, and wrist. Hip fracture contributes to both morbidity …

Hip fractures–which commonly lead to premature death, high rates of morbidity, or reduced
life quality–have been the target of a voluminous amount of research for many years. But …

A comprehensive review of literature was conducted to investigate variation in hip fracture
incident rates around the world. The original crude incidence rates were standardized for …

Few studies have addressed the association between polypharmacy and hip fracture using
population data. We conducted a population-based case-control study to investigate …

Studies over the last few decades have demonstrated geographic variation in the incidence
of hip fracture across continents and among different parts of the same region. This paper …

Hip fracture incidence is not known in India. This retrospective study was conducted to
evaluate hip fracture incidence rates in Rohtak, a single district of North India. A total of 304 …

Background Osteoporosis (OP) is progressively becoming a global concern with the aging of
the world's populations. Osteoporotic fractures are associated with significantly increased …

This study reports a significant decrease in age-adjusted incidence rates of hip fracture for
women in Oslo, Norway, even compared with data from 1978/1979. Use of bisphosphonate …

Background Global prevalence of osteoporosis and fragility fractures is increasing due to the
aging population. Proximal femoral fractures are among the most common orthopedic …

Purpose To review the epidemiological characteristics of proximal femur fractures in the
young population (< 60 years) of Qatar between 2017 and 2019. Methods All patient treated …