Prevalence and Incidence of Fractures
Fractures Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Fractures:
1.5 million osteoporosis-related fractures ... see also overview of Fractures.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 181 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1.5 million osteoporosis-related fractures" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Fractures:
1,499,999 per year,
124,999 per month,
28,846 per week,
4,109 per day,
171 per hour,
2 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "1.5 million osteoporosis-related fractures" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence of types of Fractures:
For details see incidence of types of Fractures analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:
More Statistics about Fractures:
Deaths and related statistics
Hospitalization statistics
All statistics for Fractures
Prevalence/Incidence of Fractures: Online Medical Books
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Skull fractures:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Skull fractures invariably result from a traumatic blow to the head. Motor vehicle accidents, bad falls, sports injuries, and physical assaults top the list of causes. The brain can be directly affected by damage to the nervous system and by bleeding.
Closed head injuries occur in 200 out of every 100,000 patients. Severe head trauma carries a 30% mortality rate.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Arm and leg fractures:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Most arm and leg fractures result from major traumatic injury, such as a fall on an outstretched arm, a skiing accident, or child abuse (suggested by multiple or repeated episodes of fractures). However, in a person with a pathologic bone-weakening condition, such as osteoporosis, bone tumors, or metabolic disease, a mere cough or sneeze can also produce a fracture. Prolonged standing, walking, or running can cause stress fractures of the foot and ankle — usually in soldiers, nurses, postal workers, and joggers.
Fractures are among the most common orthopedic problems; about 6.8 million people seek medical attention for fractures in the United States each year.
ELDER TIP Brittle bones make an older person especially vulnerable to fractures. A fall on an outstretched arm or hand or a direct blow to the arm or shoulder is likely to fracture the radius or humerus.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Fractures usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Fractures at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Fractures refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Fractures diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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