A systematic review of hip fracture incidence and probability of fracture worldwide.
Journal article, 2012
The country-specific risk of hip fracture and the 10-year probability of a major osteoporotic fracture were determined on a worldwide basis from a systematic review of literature. There was a greater than 10-fold variation in hip fracture risk and fracture probability between countries.
Aged
Risk Factors
Osteoporotic Fractures
epidemiology
Models
Female
Statistical
World Health
Risk Assessment
Humans
methods
Male
Incidence
epidemiology
Hip Fractures
Author
J A Kanis
Anders Odén
E V McCloskey
Helena Johansson
D A Wahl
C Cooper
Osteoporosis International
0937-941X (ISSN) 1433-2965 (eISSN)
Vol. 23 9 2239-56Subject Categories
Endocrinology and Diabetes
DOI
10.1007/s00198-012-1964-3
PubMed
22419370