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ArticleArchives of osteoporosis2025

Epidemiology of hip fracture in Iraq and development of a country-specific FRAX model.

Ahmed Abdulbari, Nizar A Jassim, Yasir H Motlaq, Hassan A Ismael, Waleed Arif Tawfeeq Al Ani, Chra Kawa M Nafai, Ali Abdulrahman Younis, Taha Ahmed Qaradaghi, Farah Jaafar Mahdi, Abbas Mahdi Rahmah and 13 more

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Ahmed AbdulbariRheumatology & Rehabilitation Department, Ibn Sina Training Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq. dr.ahmedbs2006@gmail.com.
Nizar A JassimIraqi Board for Medical Specializations, Baghdad, Iraq.
Yasir H MotlaqRadiology Department, Ibn Sina Training Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
Hassan A IsmaelPublic Health Department, Ibn Sina Training Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
Waleed Arif Tawfeeq Al AniDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Chra Kawa M NafaiRizgary Teaching Hospital, Erbil, Iraq.
Ali Abdulrahman YounisCollege of Medicine, University of Mosul, Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital, Mosul, Iraq.
Taha Ahmed QaradaghiSulaimanyiah Internal Medicine Teaching Hospital, Sulaimanyiah, Iraq.
Farah Jaafar MahdiCollege of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Abbas Mahdi RahmahMustansiriyah University, National Diabetes Center, Baghdad, Iraq.
Alaa Hussein AlameriHealth Statistics and Geographic Information System Department, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq.
Fareed AlsudanyOrthopedic Department, Ibn Sina Training Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
Zaid W Al-ShahwaniIraqi Board for Orthopedic Specialty, Baghdad, Iraq.
Tariq Jassim MohammedAlkarkh General Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
Mohannad Khalil Ahmed AbuKhumrahAlkarkh General Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
Adra Abdul Ruda KadumIbn Sina Training Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
Asal AdnanDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Marwan Z YahyaEmergency Department, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq.
Nicholas C HarveyMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Mattias LorentzonSahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Eugene McCloskeyDivision of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine & Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
John A KanisCentre for Metabolic Diseases, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, England. w.j.Pontefract@sheffield.ac.uk.
Helena JohanssonSahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Abstract

Hip fracture data were retrieved from the Iraqi government's Ministry of Health and the Kurdistan region's Ministry of Health for the years 2022-2023 and used to create a FRAX® model to facilitate fracture risk assessment. Hip fracture rates and probabilities were compared with estimates from neighboring countries.

introductionThere are no published data on the epidemiology of osteoporotic fractures in Iraq. This paper describes the epidemiology of femoral fractures in Iraq and the development of the corresponding country-specific FRAX® tool for the prediction of fractures.

methodsFemoral fracture data (ICD-10 S72) were retrieved from the Iraqi government's Ministry of Health and the Kurdistan region's Ministry of Health for the years 2022-2023 in Iraq. The age- and sex-specific incidence of hip fracture in Iraqi residents and national mortality rates were used to create a FRAX® model. Fracture probabilities were compared with those from neighboring countries having existing FRAX models.

resultsFracture rates were low and comparable to those in neighboring countries, with hip fracture rates closest to estimates from Saudi Arabia at older ages. Ten-year fracture probabilities were lower in males than in females and were comparable to those in neighboring countries.

conclusionThe FRAX model should enhance the accuracy of determining fracture probability among the Iraqi population and help guide treatment decisions.

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Hip FracturesOsteoporotic FracturesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIncidenceIraqMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentYoung AdultEpidemiologyFracture probabilityFRAXHip fractureIraq

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