title: [Hip fracture incidence in an urban area in Northeast Brazil].
abstract: Hip fractures involve high morbidity and mortality and extensive treatment costs and are thus considered an important public health issue. Hip fracture incidence varies greatly between countries and even between cities in the same region. This study aimed to determine hip fracture incidence in Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil. Hip fracture cases were identified prospectively in patients aged 45 and over attending private and public hospitals in Fortaleza from July 2001 to June 2002. The study identified 673 patients with hip fractures, 382 of whom from Fortaleza. Annual hip fracture incidence in Fortaleza for patients over 60 years was 21.7/10,000 inhabitants (13.0/10,000 for men and 27.7/10,000 for women). Hip fractures were more frequent among women and with advancing age. Hip fracture incidence in Fortaleza was very low compared to rates reported from other parts of the world.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
authors.forename: Virgínia Angélica Lopes
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Marta Maria das Chagas
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.forename: João Macedo
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Coelho-Filho
authors.forename: Rosa Salani
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: Jamile Coelho Soares
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Noleto
authors.forename: Felipe Silveira da
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Francisco José Oliveira de
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pontes
authors.forename: Juliana Barbosa
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Sobral
authors.forename: Raimundo Felipe
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Angela Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: Cristiano Magalhães
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Clemente
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014505:Urban Population