Abstract
During 1976, the median cost of the direct medical care for a fracture of the proximal femur related to osteoporosis in Rochester, Minnesota, was $5,644. Age and sex-specific incidences for this fracture were determined for a 10-year period in the same population. When these data are applied to the United States population, it can be estimated that osteoporosis leads to over 150,000 hip fractures annually, with a short-term direct cost in excess of one billion dollars.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 172-176 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical orthopaedics and related research |
Volume | NO. 150 |
State | Published - 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine