title: [Epidemiology of osteoporosis in Apulia. A retrospective study on the prevalence of fractures of the wrist and femur in the population of the region].
abstract: A study of femur and wrist fracture prevalence in a large population of Apulia was carried out. These kinds of fractures are closely related to osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and in the elderly, suggesting that a survey of their prevalence in the population could demonstrate the prevalence of osteoporosis itself. In this study a high prevalence of total fractures in young men was demonstrated. The same prevalence was observed for wrist fractures, while femur fractures showed a high prevalence in the young and in men aged 60 to 90 years. In women a high prevalence in the first decades of life was observed for both wrist and femur fractures and a progressive and higher increase after 50 years was observed with significantly higher values than those observed in men of the same age. Finally, first admissions to hospital for femur and wrist fractures (representing the complication of osteoporosis) in our region were 5.9% of the total admissions in the Orthopedic Departments in subjects aged over 50 years; these fractures accounted for 0.65% of the total Apulian population of the same age. This datum, although underestimated, could represent the prevalence of osteoporosis in Apulia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrozzo
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Cantatore
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Amore
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pipitone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Epidemiologia dell'osteoporosi in Puglia. Studio retrospettivo sulla prevalenza delle fratture di polso e di femore nella popolazione della regione.