Increasing rates of pelvic fractures among older adults: The Netherlands, 1986–2011 | Zendy

Geraldine L. Nanninga | Zendy; Kevin de Leur | Zendy; M.J.M. Panneman | Zendy; Maarten van der Elst | Zendy; Klaas A. Hartholt | Zendy

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Increasing rates of pelvic fractures among older adults: The Netherlands, 1986–2011

Author(s) -

Geraldine L. Nanninga,

Kevin de Leur,

M.J.M. Panneman,

Maarten van der Elst,

Klaas A. Hartholt

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/aft212

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , osteoporosis , pelvic fracture , population , hip fracture , demography , population ageing , pediatrics , surgery , pelvis , physics , environmental health , sociology , optics

age-related issues are expected to rise in the coming decades. Osteoporosis, falls and fractures are major public health issues among elderly. Pelvic fractures are associated with a serious morbidity and hospitalisation rate. We therefore performed a study to determine trends in incidence and age-specific rates of pelvic fracture-related hospitalisations among elderly (≥65 years).

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