Hip fracture incidence and hospitalisations in Australia 2015–16

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Release Date: 23 Oct 2018
Author: AIHW

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In 2015–16, there were an estimated 18,746 new hip fractures in Australia, a crude rate of 199 hip fractures per 100,000 population aged 45 and over. This represents a decline in the rate of hip fractures over time, suggesting that measures to reduce risk factors and prevent falls are having an effect.

ISBN: 978-1-76054-431-7
Cat. no: PHE 226
Pages: 50

Findings from this report:

In 2015–16, 1,159 hip fractures were not surgically managed—rate of 12 per 100,000 people aged 45 and over.
In 2015–16, the hospitalisation rate for new hip fractures was 1.7 times as high for women as for men.
In 2015–16, 87% of new hip fractures were the result of a minimal trauma (low impact) fall.
In 2015–16, there were 18,746 new hip fractures in Australia—a rate of 199 per 100,000 population aged 45 and over.

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Summary
1 Introduction
- 1.1 Rationale
- 1.2 Scope and structure
- 1.3 What are hip fractures?
2 Hip fracture hospitalisations in Australia: an overview
3 Hospitalisations for new hip fracture
- 3.1 Age and sex
- 3.2 Type (location) of fracture
- 3.3 Comorbid conditions
- 3.4 Events causing hip fractures
- 3.5 Place of occurrence
- 3.6 Patient geography and demographics
- 3.7 Trends over time
- 3.8 Treatment and outcomes
4 Non-operative management of hip fracture
- 4.1 Demographic characteristics
- 4.2 Clinical characteristics
- 4.3 Treatment and outcomes
5 Discussion
- 5.1 Summary of main findings
- 5.2 Future work to address information gaps
Appendix: Method
- Cohort creation
- Diagnosis codes
- Procedure and intervention codes
- Geographic classification
- Socioeconomic status
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