The incidence of proximal femoral fractures in an English county.
We have studied the incidence of fractures of the proximal femur in one English county from 1968 to 1991. Numbers have increased steadily, but the age-specific incidence has remained relatively unchanged since 1981. The increase is due to the rise in the population most at risk; this is likely to continue causing a 20% increase in demand for treatment by the year 2000. Suitable allocation of resources must be planned.
Leicester Royal Infirmary, England.
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Anderson
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Gregg
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