Incidence of hip fracture in Chiang Mai

• Main Authors: Phadungkiat S., Chariyalertsak S., Rajatanavin R., Chiengthong K., Suriyawongpaisal P., Woratanarat P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036560798&partnerID=40&md5=fdfc67aa091e9188672fb6285daa4c25; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12188386; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2561
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The reported incidence of hip fracture varies to a large extent across regions. Most studies relied on hospital data under the assumption that nearly all cases of hip fracture get access to hospital care. As in many developing countries, a number of hip fracture cases in Thailand might not seek care...