[Prevention of femoral neck fractures in the Stovner district of Oslo].
By collecting data on hip fractures among people over 66 years of age in the Stovner district of Oslo, we were able to evaluate a programme to prevent fall accidents in the elderly population. The programme has several approaches. It includes information for both the elderly and the personnel working with them on accident risk factors and identification and removal of risk factors at home. The incidence of hip fractures among those over 66 years of age in the Stovner district was reduced from 30/1,000 in 1990 to 16/1,000 in 1996. There was a significant downward trend during the whole period (p < 0.001). A similar reduction was not seen for the rest of Oslo. We believe that the programme has contributed to reducing the number of hip fractures. However, as several approaches were tried simultaneously, it is difficult to decide whether one particular approach was more efficient than the others.
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Helseavdelingen, Stovner bydel, Oslo.
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology
Forebygging av lårhalsbrudd i Oslo, Stovner bydel.