FRACTURES OF THE PROXIMAL FEMUR IN FINLAND IN 1980

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  • 1 January 1983
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 72  (5) , 282-286
Abstract
In 1980, 2449 patients with femoral neck and 1096 with trochanteric fractures were treated in Finland. The female-male ratio was 3:1 for femoral neck and 2:1 for trochanteric fractures. The age-specific incidence was higher for women than for men in both fracture types. About 3/4 of the patients were over 70 yr old. The mean hospitalization time was 37 days for the patients with a femoral neck and 34 days for those with a trochanteric fracture. These patients accounted for 9% of all surgical hospitalization days in Finland during 1980. The injuries occurred evenly during every month. The number of femoral neck fractures will double during the period 1968-1985.