Epidemiology of Hip Fractures in Two Regions of Ukraine.

Worldwide, the number of hip fractures, the most important osteoporotic complication in the elderly, continues to increase in line with the ageing of the population. In some countries, however, including the Ukraine, data on the incidence of hip fracture are limited. This article describes the first analysis to characterize the incidence of hip fracture in the Ukrainian population from the age of 40 years.

Epidemiology of hip fracture and the development of FRAX in Ukraine.

Unlabelled: A country-specific FRAX model has been developed for the Ukraine to replace the Austrian model hitherto used. Comparison of the Austrian and Ukrainian models indicated that the former markedly overestimated fracture probability whilst correctly stratifying risk.

Introduction: FRAX has been used to estimate osteoporotic fracture risk since 2009.