Epidemiology of Hip Fractures in Two Regions of Ukraine

Worldwide, the number of hip fractures, the most important osteoporotic complication in the elderly, continues to increase in line with the ageing of the population. In some countries, however, including the Ukraine, data on the incidence of hip fracture are limited. This article describes the first...

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Main Authors: V. V. Povoroznyuk, N. V. Grygorieva, J. A. Kanis, E. V. McCloskey, H. Johansson, S. S. Strafun, M. O. Korzh, V. M. Vaida, F. V. Klymovytsky, V. S. Forosenko, R. O. Vlasenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Osteoporosis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7182873