The burden of hospitalised fractures in Sweden.
Journal article, 2005
The aim of this study was to characterise the hospital burden of fractures in the Swedish population by age and gender. The number of patients and number of fractures were documented according to site of fracture, age, sex and duration of hospital stay for the whole population of Sweden in 1996. Fractures were additionally classified as osteoporotic according to fracture site. In 1996 there were 54,000 admissions for fracture in men and women aged 50 years or more, accounting for 600,000 hospital-bed days. Hip fractures accounted for 63% of admissions for fracture in men and 72% in women, for 69% and 73% of hospital-bed days, respectively. Fractures considered to be osteoporotic accounted for 84% of all hospital-bed days due to fracture in men, and 93% in women. More hospital-bed days were due to osteoporotic fracture than to breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. The number of hospital-bed days due to osteoporotic fracture was between the amount due to ischaemic heart disease and the amount due to stroke.
Sweden
economics
Spinal Fractures
epidemiology
epidemiology
Middle Aged
Aged
epidemiology
Female
etiology
etiology
Pelvis
Sex Distribution
complications
80 and over
Forearm Injuries
epidemiology
Bone
Male
Cost of Illness
Hip Fractures
etiology
Length of Stay
Fractures
epidemiology
etiology
Incidence
Humans
Osteoporosis
epidemiology
Age Distribution
Hospitalization
Aged
injuries
Author
O Johnell
J A Kanis
B Jonsson
Anders Odén
University of Gothenburg
Chalmers, Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Statistics
Helena Johansson
University of Gothenburg
C De Laet
Osteoporosis International
0937-941X (ISSN) 1433-2965 (eISSN)
Vol. 16 2 222-8Subject Categories
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Physiology
DOI
10.1007/s00198-004-1686-2
PubMed
15232678