Hip fracture incidence in Stockholm 1972–1981

Abstract

We studied the incidence of cervical and trochanteric hip fractures in Stockholm, Sweden from 1972 through 1981. The material, selected from a computerized medical information register, consisted of 11812 cervical fractures and 8094 trochanteric fractures. The incidence did not change in the age group 50–74 years. In males 75 years of age and older, the incidence of both fracture types caused by moderate trauma increased annually by 5–6 per cent. In females 75 years and older, the incidence of trochanteric fractures caused by moderate trauma increased annually by 6 per cent, whereas the incidence of cervical fractures increased only marginally.