| Abstract: | In 1980 2449 patients with femoral neck and 1096 with trochanteric fractures were treated in Finland. The female--male ratio was 3:1 for femoral neck and 2:1 for trochanteric fractures. The age-specific incidence was higher for women than for men in both fracture types. About 3/4 of the patients were over 70 years old. The mean hospitalization time was 37 days for the patients with a femoral neck and 34 days for those with a trochanteric fracture. These patients accounted for 9% of all surgical hospitalization days in Finland during the year 1980. The injuries occurred evenly during every month. The number of femoral neck fractures will double during the period 1968 to 1985. |
