title: Hip fractures are an increasingly important public health problem.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Koval
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D005791:Patient Care; D011634:Public Health; D016896:Treatment Outcome