TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Stabilized incidence in proximal humeral fractures of elderly women: nationwide statistics from Finland in 1970-2015
JO  - Journals of gerontology. Series A: Biological sciences and medical sciences
A1  - Kannus, Pekka
A1  - Niemi, Seppo
A1  - Sievänen, Harri
A1  - Parkkari, Jari
SP  - 1390
EP  - 1393
VL  - 72
IS  - 10
N2  - BACKGROUND: Low-trauma fractures of elderly women are a major public health concern. <br><br>METHODS: We determined the current trend in the absolute number and incidence (per 100,000 persons) of fresh low-trauma fractures of the proximal humerus among 80-year-old or older Finnish women by taking into account all women who were admitted to Finnish hospitals for primary treatment of such a fracture between 1970 and 2015. <br><br>RESULTS: The number of low-trauma fractures of the proximal humerus among 80-year-old or older Finnish women rose continuously between 1970 (32 fractures) and 2015 (568 fractures), whereas the age-adjusted fracture rate (showing a clear rise from 87 fractures per 100,000 persons in 1970 to 304 fractures in 1995) became stabilized between 1995 and 2015 (297 fractures per 100,000 persons in 2015). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The clear rise in the incidence of low-trauma proximal humeral fractures in Finnish elderly women from early 1970s until mid 1990s has been followed by stabilized fracture rates. Reasons for this are largely unknown, but a cohort effect toward a healthier aging population with improved functional ability, as well as measures to prevent falls and alleviate fall severity, could partly explain the phenomenon.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1079-5006
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glx073
ID  - ref1
ER  -