title: Risk of hip fracture after osteoporosis fractures. 451 women with fracture of lumbar spine, olecranon, knee or ankle.
abstract: In a follow-up study during 1976-1984, the risk of a subsequent hip fracture was investigated in women aged 60-99 years, hospitalized for the following fractures: lumbar spine (n 70), olecranon (n 52), knee (n 129) and ankle (n 200). Follow-up ranged from 0 to 9 years. Observation time of the 4 different fractures were 241, 180, 469, and 779, person-years, respectively. In women aged 60-79 years with one of the following fractures the relative risk of a subsequent hip fracture was increased by 4.8 (lumbar spine), 4.1 (olecranon), 3.5 (knee) and 1.5 (ankle). The relative risk of hip fracture showed a tendency to level off 3 years after the primary fracture.
authors.affiliation: University of Copenhagen, Department of Orthopedics, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lauritzen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lund
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D000092464:Elbow Injuries