Basic Epidemiology of Fractures of the Upper and Lower Limb among Americans over 65 Years of Age

Current knowledge regarding the basic epidemiology of fractures is largely limited to a few fracture sites, notably those of the hip and distal forearm. To clarify the patterns of incidence of limb fractures in the elderly, we used data from a 5% sample of the U.S. Medicare population over age 65 ye...

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