title: Epidemiology of hip fractures in northwestern Italy: a multicentric regional study on incidence of hip fractures and their outcome at 3-year follow-up.
abstract: Piedmont is a region in northwestern Italy counting 4.2 million inhabitants. The purpose of our study was to update data on incidence and outcomes of hip fractures (HF) in our region to present days. The data of all patients affected by HF in 2003 in Piedmont (total: 5,386 patients) were analyzed, determining the incidence of HF, mean age, sex, fracture pattern and treatment adopted. Additionally, 564 patients underwent a questionnaire on comorbidities, complications, functional outcome and survivorship. Overall incidence of HF was 126.13/100,000 inhabitants-year. Mean hospitalization was 13.67 days. Mean time to surgery was 2.67 days. Survivorship was 94% at 3-month, 71.32% at 1-year and 60.21% at 3-year follow-up. These up-to-date data on HF in our region are in accordance with the international literature and could prove useful for Orthopaedic and Trauma surgeons for giving information to patients and their relatives.
authors.affiliation: SCDU Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Largo Turati 62, 10128, Turin, Italy. federicodettoni@tin.it
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dettoni
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peveraro
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dettoni
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castoldi
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zareh
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amberti
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giai Via
authors.forename: Alessio Giai
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Via
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonasia
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome