A long-term follow-up of 221 hip fracture patients in southeastern Finland: Analysis of survival and prior or subsequent fractures

Abstract To analyze the type and effect of prior and subsequent fractures in a hip fracture cohort. Materials and methods : Hip fracture patients ( n = 221) were followed for a mean of 8 years and all prior and subsequent fractures were studied. Incidence of the first fracture and subsequent fractures according to sex, age group, and time between the first and the index hip fracture were measured. The absolute fracture risk was measured in the study subjects and in the age groups