Falling (accident)

Economics

Environmental health

Epidemiology

Physics

Depression (economics)

Hip fracture

Population

Sarcopenia

Rehabilitation

Disease

Incidence (geometry)

Optics

Macroeconomics

Physical therapy

Gerontology

Internal medicine

Population ageing

Osteoporosis

Medicine

Injury

Hip fracture is an important and debilitating condition in older people, particularly in women. The epidemiological data varies between countries, but it is globally estimated that hip fractures will affect around 18% of women and 6% of men. Although the age-standardised incidence is gradually falling in many countries, this is far outweighed by the ageing of the population. Thus, the global number of hip fractures is expected to increase from 1.26 million in 1990 to 4.5 million by the year 2050.

Epidemiology and social costs of hip fracture