ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2010
Fragility fractures of the hip and femur: incidence and patient characteristics.
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Early Weight Bearing on Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 310 citations in OpenAlex.
- The role of cerclage wiring in the management of subtrochanteric and reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures: a meta-analysis of comparative studies.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of a twin interlocking derotation and compression screw cephalomedullary nail (InterTAN) with a single screw derotation cephalomedullary nail (proximal femoral nail antirotation): a systematic review and meta-analysis for intertrochanteric fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2018Pooled it
- Bisphosphonates and risk of subtrochanteric, femoral shaft, and atypical femur fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2013Pooled it
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- Fractures Around the Knee-Significant Achievements During the Past 25 Years and Major Questions to Be Solved.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Distal femur fractures in the elderly: Does surgical delay affect morbidity and mortality?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
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- High mortality rates after distal femur fractures in patients with end-stage renal disease.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2025Article
- Evolving fracture management: the role of helical plating in orthopaedic trauma surgery - a narrative review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Review
- Proximal Hip Fracture: Does Canal Width Matter?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Multifactorial Relationship Between Bone Tissue Water and Stiffness at the Proximal Femur.Calcified tissue international · 2025Article
- Case Report: A case of femoral metastatic cancer misdiagnosed as isolated femoral lesser trochanter avulsion fracture.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Surgical Timing and Postoperative Outcomes in Distal Femur Fractures: Does Early Intervention Matter?Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Complications and survival rates of subtrochanteric fractures are similar between short and long intramedullary nail fixation and independent of weight-bearing.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Is immediate weight bearing safe for subtrochanteric femur fractures in elderly patients treated by cephalomedullary nailing? A multicentric study in one hundred eighty-two patients.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Short-Term Morbidity and Mortality after Distal Femur Open Reduction Internal Fixation in the Geriatric Population.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Surgical site infection after trochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures: a single centre retrospective analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A real-world analysis of 1,823 hospitalized osteoporotic fractures in Northeast China.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
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Abstract
summaryUsing national discharge and medical claims data, we studied the epidemiology of femoral fractures from 1996 to 2006. The annual hip fracture incidence declined from 600/100,000 to 400/100,000, without decline in the more rare femur fractures. Incidence rates for subtrochanteric and femoral shaft fractures were each below 20 per 100,000.
introductionThis study's purpose is to describe the site-specific epidemiology of femur fractures among people aged 50 and older.
methodsUsing the National Hospital Discharge Survey from 1996 to 2006 and a large medical claims database (MarketScan), we studied epidemiology of all femur fractures. Hip fractures were grouped together; subtrochanteric, shaft, and distal femur fractures were kept separate.
resultsIn females, the overall hospital discharge rates of hip fracture decreased from about 600/100,00 to 400/100,000 person-years from 1996 to 2006. Subtrochanteric, femoral shaft, and lower femur rates remained stable, each approximately 20 per 100,000 person-years. Similar trends but lower rates existed in males. No significant trends were found in any of these fractures during the more recent years of 2002-2006 (MarketScan data). Using MarketScan, the overall incidence of hip fracture was <300/100,000 person-years; incidence of subtrochanteric and femoral shaft fractures combined was <25/100,000 person-years and distal femur fracture incidence was <18/100,000 person-years in females; rates were lower in males. The incidence of hip and other femur fractures increased exponentially with age.
conclusionsWe found no evidence of an increasing incidence of any femoral fracture. Hip fracture incidence is declining but the incidence of each of the more rare femur fractures (distal to the lesser trochanter) is stable over time.
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