Summary

Norway has among the highest incidence of hip fractures in the world. Hip fractures entail pain, loss of function, reduced life expectancy and large healthcare costs to society. The aim of the project is to explore the possible causes for the high incidence of hip fractures in Norway. This includes describing incidence of hip fractures and excess mortality after hip fracture, and to study geographic and socio-demographic variations, individual risk factors, prescription drug use, seasonal variation and time trends in hip fracture incidence and survival. The research is conducted as part of the NOREPOS collaboration, an interdisciplinary research network including the four university medical faculties in the country, in addition to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

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Project participants

Project leader

Kristin Holvik, Fysisk helse og aldring, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Project participants

Ruth Aga, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital
Cecilie Dahl, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo
Jesper Dahl, Fysisk helse og aldring, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Trine Elisabeth Finnes, Div Elverum-Hamar, Innlandet Hospital Trust
Maria Garcia Lopez, University of Oslo
Nina Gunnes, Norwegian Research Centre for Women's Health, Oslo University Hospital
Vidar Hjellvik, Fysisk helse og aldring, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Helena Kames Kjeldgaard, Fysisk helse og aldring, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Ida Kalstad Landgraff, Bærum sykehus, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Haakon Eduard Meyer, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo
Tone Kristin Omsland, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo
Brit Solvor Lyse Riska, Norwegian Research Centre for Women's Health, Oslo University Hospital
Sonia Rojewski, Department of Orthopaedics - Ullevål, University of Oslo
Sven Ove Samuelsen, Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo
Svetlana Ondrasova Skurtveit, Mental Disorders, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Siri Marie Solbakken, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo
Hein Stigum, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo
Anne-Johanne Søgaard, Fysisk helse og aldring, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

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