What are the direct health-care costs, entry into long-term care, and mortality attributed to hip fractures among seniors?
Hip fractures in seniors are associated with significant health-care costs, long-term care entry, and mortality in Canada.
We identified significant health-care costs, entry into long-term care, and mortality attributed to hip fractures. Results may inform health economic analyses and policy decision-making in Canada.
Nikitovic et al. (Wed,) studied this question.