Incidence of hip fracture in Finland: A forecast for 1990

Authors

  • Peter Lüthje

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678508992999

Abstract

From 1970 to 1980, cervical hip fractures in Finland increased by 55 per cent and trochanteric fractures by 46 per cent. The demographic pattern and increasing fracture risks in the elderly will cause twice as many hip fractures in 1990 as in 1970.

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Published

1985-01-01

How to Cite

Lüthje, P. (1985). Incidence of hip fracture in Finland: A forecast for 1990. Acta Orthopaedica, 56(3), 223–225. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678508992999

Issue

Acta Orthopaedica, Volume 56, Issue 3 (1985)

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Acta Orthopaedica (Scandinavica) content is available freely online as from volume 1, 1930. The journal owner owns the copyright for all material published until volume 80, 2009. As of June 2009, the journal has however been published fully Open Access, meaning the authors retain copyright to their work. As of June 2009, articles have been published under CC-BY-NC or CC-BY licenses, unless otherwise specified.
 
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