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Temporal Trends in the Incidence of Osteoporotic Fractures

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Osteoporotic fractures are associated with excess mortality and decreased functional capacity and quality of life. Age-standardized incidence rates of fragility fractures, particularly of the hip and forearm, have been noted to be decreasing in the last decade across many countries with the notable exception of Asia. The causes for the observed changes in fracture risk have not been fully identified but are likely the result of multiple factors, including birth cohort and period effects, increasing obesity, and greater use of anti-osteoporosis medications. Changing rates of fragility fractures would be expected to have an important impact on the burden of osteoporosis.

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The authors would like to thank Ms. Tamara Rader, of the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group, for her assistance with the literature search strategy.

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S.N. Morin discloses that she is a researcher-clinician scholar of the Fonds de Recherche du Québec en Santé. She has received research grants from Amgen and has served as a consultant for Amgen, Novartis, Eli Lilly, and Merck. L.M. Lix discloses that she holds a position as Manitoba Research Chair from the Manitoba Health Research Council. She has received research grants from Amgen.

S.R. Majumdar discloses that he holds the position of Endowed Chair in Patient Health Management (Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta) and receives salary support as a Health Scholar of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions. He declares no conflicts of interest.

W.D. Leslie has received research grants from Novartis, Amgen, and Genzyme, and is a part of the speaker bureau for Amgen, Eli Lilly, and Novartis.

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    L. M. Lix

  3. Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2 F1.24 Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada

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Morin, S.N., Lix, L.M., Majumdar, S.R. et al. Temporal Trends in the Incidence of Osteoporotic Fractures. Curr Osteoporos Rep 11, 263–269 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-013-0168-x

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