Epidemiology of Pelvic Fractures in Germany: Considerably High Incidence Rates among Older People.

Epidemiological data about pelvic fractures are limited. Until today, most studies only analyzed inpatient data. The purpose of this study was to estimate incidence rates of pelvic fractures in the German population aged 60 years or older, based on outpatient and inpatient data. We conducted a retro...

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Main Authors: Silke Andrich, Burkhard Haastert, Elke Neuhaus, Kathrin Neidert, Werner Arend, Christian Ohmann, Jürgen Grebe, Andreas Vogt, Pascal Jungbluth, Grit Rösler, Joachim Windolf, Andrea Icks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4587805?pdf=render