Revisión de la incidencia de la fractura de cadera en España

Abstract

SummaryThe aging of the world population is an indicator of improving health worldwide. In developed countries, increased longevity has been accompanied by a so-called "compression of morbidity", that is, although people live longer, they do not spend more years suffering a poor health status. However, hip fracture itself may reduce life expectancy in almost two years and one in five patients will require permanent health care. Epidemiological studies reporting the incidence of hip fracture in Spain are numerous. In most cases, they are retrospective and short-term studies, and their results have shown variations across regions. The overall incidence of hip fracture in our country, in subjects older than 65 years, have varied between 301 and 897/10 5 inhabitants, lower figures than reported in other European countries or in the USA. In this paper, we critically review the main published studies in Spain on the incidence of hip fracture.

In-hospital care, complications, and 4-month mortality following a hip or proximal femur fracture: the Spanish registry of osteoporotic femur fractures prospective cohort study

“…Geographical variations of hip fracture, with Spain accounting with one of the lowest hip fracture rates in Europe [ 10 ], renders comparison difficult with other national hip fracture registries reports previously published. Moreover, there is a lack of prospective accurate information on the current hospital care received by hip fracture patients, as well as on the post-operative complications and overall survival in Spain [ 11 ]. We therefore aimed to characterise patients, inpatient care (including surgery, rehabilitation, and prophylaxis of complications and/or secondary fracture prevention), inpatient complications risk, and up to 4-month mortality in a prospective cohort of Spanish hip or proximal femur fracture patients.…”

A retrospective cohort study of concomitant ipsilateral extra-capsular and intra-capsular fractures of the proximal femur. Are they casual findings or an undervalued reality?

“…Fractures of the proximal femur (hip fractures) constitute a major public health problem, with an annual incidence in Spain of 7.6 cases per 1000 inhabitants over 65 years of age [1]. Moreover, hip fractures are frequent suffered by elderly patients, related to low energy trauma and osteoporosis.…”

Non-Pharmacological Interventions towards Preventing the Triad Osteoporosis-Falls Risk-Hip Fracture, in Population Older than 65. Scoping Review

“…A total of 119,857 hip fractures are recorded among males, and 415.421 in females. The incidence rates per sex were 259.24/105 inhabitants/year in males, and 664.79/105 inhabitants/year in women in 1997; 325.30/105 inhabitants/year and 766.37/105 inhabitants/year in 2010 for males and females, respectively [1,10,13].…”