Continuously rising problem of osteoporotic knee fractures in elderly women: Nationwide statistics in Finland in 1970-1999 and predictions until the year 2030

Bone

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 419-423

  Kannus, P ^a,b   Niemi, S ^a   Palvanen, M ^a   Parkkari, J ^a   Pasanen, M ^a   Jarvinen M ^b   Vuori, I ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Nationwide statistics; Older women; Osteoporotic knee fractures; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRACTURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

EID: 0034751423     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8756-3282(01)00602-0     Document Type: Article

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