Trends in incidence, health care consumption, and costs for proximal femoral fractures in the Netherlands between 2000 and 2019:a nationwide study

Summary: This study evaluated the incidence rates and societal burden of hip fractures in The Netherlands. Although incidence in the elderly population is decreasing and hospital stay is at an all-time low, the burden of medical costs and crude numbers of proximal femoral fractures are still rising in our aging population. Purpose: The aim of this nationwide study was to provide an overview of the incidence rate and economic burden of acute femoral neck and trochanteric fractures in The Netherlands. Methods: Data of patients who sustained acute proximal femoral fractures in the period January... Mehr ...