Isokinetic evaluation of knee extensors and flexors in patients with unilateral symptomatic gonarthrotis

in Clinical Rheumatology (2001), 20

Effect of daily regimen administration of calcium-vitamin D supplements on decrease of parathyroid hormone levels

in BONE (2001), S28

Sustained fracture benefit with five years of risedronate in postmenopausal women

in BONE (2001), S28

Validation of a simple clinical tool to identify Asian women with osteoporosis

in BONE (2001), S28

Strontium ranelate increases cartilage matrix formation

in BONE (2001), S28

Toward an efficient strategy for osteoporosis screening : diagnostic accuracy and cost effectiveness of the proposals of the Belgian social security institute

in Arthritis and Rheumatism (2001), 44(1598), 319

Korean experience with OSTA risk index for osteoporosis : a validation study

in Arthritis and Rheumatism (2001), 44(1246), 260

A simple table based on age and weight identifies Asian women at risk of osteoporosis

in Arthritis and Rheumatism (2001), 44(1232), 258

Ontslagmanagement in Belgische psychiatrische ziekenhuizen : Pilootstudie Twede fase. [Discharge mangement in Belgian psychiatric hospitals : Pilot study Second phase]. Summarizing report, 2001

Report (2001)

Secular increase in the incidence of hip fractures in Belgium between 1984 and 1996: need for a concerted public health strategy.

in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2001), 79(10), 942-6

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of hip fractures (at the proximal end of the femur) in Belgium from 1984 to 1996. METHODS: Use was made of information from the national database on hospital bills ... [more ▼]

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of hip fractures (at the proximal end of the femur) in Belgium from 1984 to 1996. METHODS: Use was made of information from the national database on hospital bills, which fully covers the annual hospital stays in the whole of the country. FINDINGS: The mean annual incidence of hip fractures increased from 107.8 to 140.5 per 100,000 inhabitants between 1984 and 1996. The incidence of fractures of the femoral shaft (diaphysis), taken as a control, remained stable. The female to male ratio of these hip fractures was 2.3:1. Although the incidence by age group was identical for males and females, the fractures occurred approximately seven years earlier in women than in men. The demographic changes observed in Belgium during this period accounted for only 10% of the observed increase in the number of hip fractures. CONCLUSION: If no comprehensive preventive policy is set up promptly, there will be a sevenfold increase in the incidence of hip fractures between now and the year 2050 in Belgium. [less ▲]