Why the study?
Prior literature provided limited availability of information regarding updated annual estimates of the economic burden of all hip fracture types and intertrochanteric hip fractures.
This study provides an updated annual estimate of the economic burden of hip fractures, specifically intertrochanteric fractures, in the Medicare population.
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Updated Medicare cost estimates for intertrochanteric fractures may inform resource planning; extends prior observational analyses but leaves open validation needs.
Adeyemi et al. (2019) studied this question.
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