Hip fracture in the elderly in Spain. Incidence 1977-88 in the province of Salamanca.
We recorded the incidence of fractures of the proximal end of the femur in the province of Salamanca, Spain, 1977-88. Based on age-specific survival estimates, the probability of suffering a hip fracture after 50 years of age in women was 7 percent and in men 2 percent, i.e., substantially lower than in Northern Europe or U.S.A.
Ferrandez
L
L
Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, University Teaching Hospital of Salamanca, Spain.
Hernandez
J
J
Gonzalez-Orus
A
A
Devesa
F
F
Ceinos
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011336:Probability; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology