Hip fracture incidence in Stockholm 1972-1981.
We studied the incidence of cervical and trochanteric hip fractures in Stockholm, Sweden from 1972 through 1981. The material, selected from a computerized medical information register, consisted of 11 812 cervical fractures and 8094 trochanteric fractures. The incidence did not change in the age group 50-74 years. In males 75 years of age and older, the incidence of both fracture types caused by moderate trauma increased annually by 5-6 per cent. In females 75 years and older, the incidence of trochanteric fractures caused by moderate trauma increased annually by 6 per cent, whereas the incidence of cervical fractures increased only marginally.
D000061:Accidents, Home; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012737:Sex Factors; D013548:Sweden