Costs of treatment, care, and rehabilitation after hip fractures - a case study from Norway

Population data on calcium in drinking water and hip fracture: An association may depend on other minerals in water. A NOREPOS 1 1Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies. study

“…Copper-supplementation by itself has been reported to be beneficially associated with bone health. Eaton-Evans et al [17] reported a reduced rate of vertebral trabecular BMD loss over a 2 year period in middle-aged women (45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55)(56) A C C E P T E D M A N U S C R I P T…”

“…The country has among the highest rates of hip fractures in the world: in the Norwegian population of 5.1 million, about 9000 people fracture their hip every year [28]. Within one year after a hip fracture one out of every four patients has died, and the average costs for each survivor has been calculated to be 67,000 Euro (approximately 580,000 NOK) within the first year [47]. Much can be done for prevention of fractures at the individual level, such as proper medications or fall-prevention for the elderly [48], but actions for prevention at the population level should also be considered.…”