Epidemiology of distal radius fractures.
In the county of Frederiksborg, Denmark, all distal radius fractures in inhabitants over 20 years of age were recorded throughout 1981; the population at risk was a quarter million, and fractures occurred in 394 women and 99 men. The age-specific incidence confirmed the rise in osteoporotic fractures over the past 20 years demonstrated recently in Malmö and Oslo.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors