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See Latest ArticlesHip fractures in Italy: 2000–2005 extension study
Osteoporosis International, 10/09/09
Piscitelli P et al. – The authors analyzed the national hospitalization and DRG databases concerning fractures occurred in people >=65 between 2000 and 2005. Hip fractures of the elderly are increasing and represent a major health problem in industrialized countries such as Italy.
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