Thirty years of hip fracture incidence in Austria: is the worst over?
Hans Peter DimaiBerthold ReichardtEmanuel ZittHans ConcinOliver MalleAstrid Fahrleitner-PammerAxel SvedbomWolfgang BrozekPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2021)
While absolute numbers of hip fracture in women showed a slight decrease during the last 10 years of observation, numbers in men continued to increase. Age-standardized incidences nevertheless decreased in both men and women, which may be interpreted as a trend in the right direction. However, due to the rapid aging of the population, it cannot be precluded that this trend will be compromised during the next few decades.