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Changing epidemiology of lower extremity fractures in adults over a 15-year period – a National Hospital Discharge Registry study by Hemmann, Philipp (author);Friederich, Maximilian (author);Körner, Daniel (author);Klopfer, Tim (author);Bahrs, Christian (author) is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background Demographic changes led to an increasingly ageing population in Germany and thus to possible changes in the frequency of fractures. The primary aim of this study was to report changes in fracture rates of the lower extremities in Germany in 2002 compared to 2017 and to evaluate those changes. ## Methods Inpatient data from the German National Hospital Discharge Registry (ICD10) for 2002 and 2017 were evaluated. Changes in total counts and incidence rates were analysed for fractures in the following locations: femoral neck, pertrochanteric, subtrochanteric, distal femur, femoral shaft, proximal and distal tibia, tibial shaft, medial and lateral malleolus, and other parts of the lower leg (including bi- and trimalleolar fractures), calcaneus, talus, other tarsal bones, metatarsal bones, greater toe, lesser toe, other fractures of foot or unspecific fractures of foot and toe. Patients were classed into age groups by sex: 15–24, 25–34,35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65–74, 75–84, 85–90 and > 90 years. ## Results The total count for lower extremity fractures in men and women increased slightly by 4.5% from 305,764 in 2002 to 319,422 in 2017. Hip and femur fractures increased by 23.5

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Author

Hemmann, Philipp (author);Friederich, Maximilian (author);Körner, Daniel (author);Klopfer, Tim (author);Bahrs, Christian (author)

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)