Declining incidence of low-trauma knee fractures in elderly women: nationwide statistics in Finland between 1970 and 2006

Summary The study assessed the recent secular trend in the incidence of low-trauma knee fractures among older Finns in the years 1970-2006. The clear rise in women's fracture incidence from early 1970s until the late 1990s was followed by a declining fracture rate. Exact reasons for the decline...

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