Epidemiology of fragility fractures.
As the world population of older adults-in particular those over age 85-increases, the incidence of fragility fractures will also increase. It is predicted that the worldwide incidence of hip fractures will grow to 6.3 million yearly by 2050. Fractures result in significant financial and personal costs. Older adults who sustain fractures are at risk for functional decline and mortality, both as a function of fractures and their complications and of the frailty of the patients who sustain fractures. Identifying individuals at high risk provides an opportunity for both primary and secondary prevention.
Division of Geriatrics, Geriatric Fracture Center, Highland Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1000 South Avenue, Box 58, Rochester, NY 14620, USA. Electronic address: susan_friedman@URMC.rochester.edu.
Susan M
SM
Friedman
Division of Geriatrics, Geriatric Fracture Center, Highland Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1000 South Avenue, Box 58, Rochester, NY 14620, USA; Monroe Community Hospital, 435 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14620, USA.
Daniel Ari
DA
Mendelson
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
Frailty; Incidence; Osteoporosis; Outcomes; Predictors