التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Stabilized Incidence in Proximal Humeral Fractures of Elderly Women: Nationwide Statistics From Finland in 1970-2015. |
| المؤلفون: |
Kannus, Pekka1,2 Pekka.Kannus@uta.fi, Niemi, Seppo1, Sievänen, Harri1, Parkkari, Jari3 |
| المصدر: |
Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences. Oct2017, Vol. 72 Issue 10, p1390-1393. 4p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*BONE fractures in old age, *HUMERUS injuries, *OLDER women, *HOSPITAL care of older people, *ACCIDENTAL falls in old age, *WOUNDS & injuries, *THERAPEUTICS |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Low-trauma fractures of elderly women are a major public health concern.Methods: We determined the current trend in the absolute number and incidence (per 100,000 persons) of fresh low-trauma fractures of the proximal humerus among 80-year-old or older Finnish women by taking into account all women who were admitted to Finnish hospitals for primary treatment of such a fracture between 1970 and 2015.Results: The number of low-trauma fractures of the proximal humerus among 80-year-old or older Finnish women rose continuously between 1970 (32 fractures) and 2015 (568 fractures), whereas the age-adjusted fracture rate (showing a clear rise from 87 fractures per 100,000 persons in 1970 to 304 fractures in 1995) became stabilized between 1995 and 2015 (297 fractures per 100,000 persons in 2015).Conclusions: The clear rise in the incidence of low-trauma proximal humeral fractures in Finnish elderly women from early 1970s until mid 1990s has been followed by stabilized fracture rates. Reasons for this are largely unknown, but a cohort effect toward a healthier aging population with improved functional ability, as well as measures to prevent falls and alleviate fall severity, could partly explain the phenomenon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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