Summary
The incidence of hip fracture in Finland was studied for the year 1988. During 1988, 6139 patients were treated for a fresh hip fracture. Three out of four hip fracture patients were women, and the occurrence of cervical fractures was 2.8 times and that of trochanteric fractures 2.5 times more common in women than in men. The incidence rates of hip fractures per 100000 were 174 in women, 70 in men and 123 in the whole population. The mean hospitalization time for fresh hip fractures was 33 days for cervical fractures and 38 days for trochanteric fractures. The costs of primary hospitalizations due to fresh hip fractures in 1988 were estimated at US $ 66 million.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Alffram PA (1964) An epidemiologic study of cervical and trochanteric fractures of the femur in an urban population. Acta Orthop Scand Suppl 65
Alhava EM (1974) Osteoporotic hip fractures. Thesis, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Falch J, Ilebekk A, Slungaard U (1985) Epidemiology of hip fractures in Norway. Acta Orthop Scand 56:12–16
Finsen V, Benum P (1987) Changing incidence of hip fractures in rural and urban areas of central Norway. Orthop 218:104–110
Frandsen PA, Kruse T (1983) Hip fractures in the county of Funen, Denmark. Implications of demographic aging and changes in incidence rates. Acta Orthop Scand 54:681–685
Hedlund R, Lindgren U, Ahlbom A (1987) Age- and sex-specific incidence of femoral neck and trochanteric fractures. An analysis based on 20,538 fractures in Stockholm County, Sweden, 1972–1981. Clin Orthop 222:132–139
Honkanen R (1990) Hospitalization due to injuries in Finland in 1980. Statistics and reviews 1/1990, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
Jensen JS, Tøndevold E (1980) A prognostic evaluation of the hospital resources for the treatment of hip fractures. Acta Orthop Scand 51:515–522
Melton LJ III, O'Fallon WM, Riggs BL (1987) Secular trends in the incidence of hip fractures. Calcif Tissue Int 41:57–64
Nikiforov O (1984) Yleissairaalahoito Suomessa 1960 — ja 1970 luvulla (in Finnish) Lääkintöhallituksen tutkimuksia 32. Valtion painatuskeskus, Helsinki
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Lüthje, P., Santavirta, S., Nurmi, I. et al. Increasing incidence of hip fractures in Finland. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 112, 280–282 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00452965
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00452965