Increased incidence of vertebral fractures in German adults from 2009 to 2019 and the analysis of secondary diagnoses, treatment, costs, and in-hospital mortality

Abstract The aim of this cross-sectional study was to present the nationwide rates of hospitalized patients with vertebral fractures over one decade and to comprehensively analyze the treatment characteristics and direct costs incurred in 2019. Therefore, the trends in the incidence rate were quanti...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Siegmund Lang, Nike Walter, Viola Freigang, Carsten Neumann, Markus Loibl, Volker Alt, Markus Rupp
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31654-0