An updated hip fracture incidence rate for Brazil: the Brazilian Validation Osteoporosis Study (BRAVOS)

ConclusionsHip fracture mainly affects elderly women and presents great variability in incidence between the different regions in Brazil. The incidence of hip fractures in Brazil differed markedly from that reported previously, so that national guidelines and the FRAX model for Brazil should be revised.
Source: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research