Increasing rates of pelvic fractures among older adults: The Netherlands, 1986-2011
| Autor: | Maarten van der Elst, Klaas A. Hartholt, Martien J. M. Panneman, Kevin de leur, Geraldine L. Nanninga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Aging medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Osteoporosis Population Poison control Age Distribution Patient Admission Sex Factors Risk Factors Injury prevention medicine Humans Registries Sex Distribution education Pelvis Aged Netherlands Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study business.industry Hip Fractures Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence Age Factors General Medicine Length of Stay medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Pelvic fracture Physical therapy Accidental Falls Female Geriatrics and Gerontology business Osteoporotic Fractures Demography Fall prevention |
| Zdroj: | Age and ageing. 43(5) |
| ISSN: | 1468-2834 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: 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). METHODS: a secular trend analysis of all hospitalisations due to a pelvic fracture among older adults, using the National Medical Registration, 1986-2011, The Netherlands. RESULTS: the total number of hospitalisations due to a pelvic fracture increased from 887 in 1986 to 2,013 admissions in 2011 (127% increase). The overall age-adjusted incidence rate increased from 5.19 in 1986 to 7.14 per 10,000 population in 2011 (37.5% increase). The incidence rate increased with age and was higher for females. The Percentual Annual Change was 1.2% (95% CI: 0.9;1.5) for older males, and 1.0% (95% CI: 0.9;1.2) for females, respectively. The mean length of hospital stay decreased between 1991 and 2011 to 12.0 days (53.4% decrease). The total number of hospital-bed-days decreased from 29,002 days in 1991 to 17,283 days in 2011 (40.4% decrease), despite an increase in absolute number of admissions. CONCLUSION: absolute numbers and incidence rates of pelvic fractures are increasing among the older Dutch population. Considering the fact the general population is growing older, an increasing number of elderly suffer from pelvic fractures. Attention on osteoporosis screening and prevention of falls in elderly remains important, in order to limit-related healthcare costs in the future. Language: en |
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