caa a22 4500 605520585 CHVBK 20210128100736.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00223-015-0056-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00223-015-0056-8 Low-Trauma Pelvic Fractures in Elderly Finns in 1970-2013 [Elektronische Daten] [Pekka Kannus, Jari Parkkari, Seppo Niemi, Harri Sievänen] Low-trauma fractures of elderly persons are a major public health problem. However, epidemiologic knowledge on their fresh secular trends is scarce. Trends in the number and incidence (per 100,000 persons) of low-trauma fractures of the pelvic ring among older Finns were assessed by taking into account individuals 80-year-old or older who were admitted to Finnish hospitals for primary treatment of such injury in 1970-2013. The number and age-adjusted incidence of these fractures increased considerably between 1970 and 2013, from 33 (number) and 73 (incidence) in 1970 to 1055 and 364 in 2013. The age-specific incidence of fracture also increased in all age groups (80-84, 85-89, and 90-) of women and men during the entire study period. If the fracture incidence continues to rise at the same rates as in 1970-2013 and the size of the 80-year-old or older population of Finland increases as predicted (87% by the year 2030), the number low-trauma pelvic fractures in this population will be 2.4 times higher in the year 2030 (2550 fractures) than it was in 2013 (1055 fractures). The number of low-trauma fractures of the pelvis among Finns 80years of age or older has risen sharply between 1970 and 2013—with a rate that cannot be explained merely by demographic changes. Further studies are urgently needed to better assess the reasons for the rise and possibilities for fracture prevention. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Epidemiology nationallicence Finland nationallicence Older adults nationallicence Pelvic fracture nationallicence Secular trends nationallicence Kannus Pekka Injury & Osteoporosis Research Center, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, P.O. Box 30, 33501, Tampere, Finland aut Parkkari Jari Tampere Research Center of Sports Medicine, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland aut Niemi Seppo Injury & Osteoporosis Research Center, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, P.O. Box 30, 33501, Tampere, Finland aut Sievänen Harri Injury & Osteoporosis Research Center, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, P.O. Box 30, 33501, Tampere, Finland aut Calcified Tissue International Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 97/6(2015-12-01), 577-580 0171-967X 97:6<577 2015 97 223 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-015-0056-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-015-0056-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kannus Pekka Injury & Osteoporosis Research Center, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, P.O. Box 30, 33501, Tampere, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Parkkari Jari Tampere Research Center of Sports Medicine, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Niemi Seppo Injury & Osteoporosis Research Center, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, P.O. Box 30, 33501, Tampere, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sievänen Harri Injury & Osteoporosis Research Center, UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, P.O. Box 30, 33501, Tampere, Finland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Calcified Tissue International Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 97/6(2015-12-01), 577-580 0171-967X 97:6<577 2015 97 223