Changing epidemiology of lower extremity fractures in adults over a 15-year period – a National Hospital Discharge Registry study

Abstract 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 t...

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Main Authors: Philipp Hemmann, Maximilian Friederich, Daniel Körner, Tim Klopfer, Christian Bahrs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04291-9