Citation

Lee CM, Sidhu JS, Pan KL. Acta Orthop. Scand. 1993; 64(2): 178-180.

Affiliation

Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Malaysia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8498181

Abstract

The age-corrected incidence of hip fracture in the city of Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding districts has increased from 1981 to 0.7 per 1,000 population in 1989. Women dominated by a factor of 1.3. The mean age was 73 (50-103) years. The increased rate observed was attributed solely to trochanteric fractures among those 70 years and above. There were differences in the various parameters among the different races. The fracture incidence and woman/man ratio were substantially lower than has been reported from developed countries.

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