Austin.– The bone fractures of the hip is, together with that of the femur, the most frequent in the world, and recent studies of health Japanese predict that it will double in older men and women, worldwide, by 2050.
The new one investigation of scientists at the University of Hong Kong revealed that osteoporotic hip fracture is on the verge of becoming a global public health problem, and it is becoming much more serious as the population ages.
It is a real problem for men and women who are around 80 years of age, and also for their caregivers, due to frailty, they warned.
The study was presented by Ching-lung Cheung, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the University of Hong Kong, along with researcher Chor-Wing Sing, at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research in Austin, USA. We analyzed data from patients 50 years of age or older, from 19 countries, who had fractured their hips between 2005 and 2018.
The research establishes that the total number of fractures of hips will increase over time in 18 of the 19 countries. “Hip fracture counts were projected for 2030 and 2050, using the predicted population size provided by the World Bank,” explains the research reviewed by Europa Press.
However, the breaking of a hip bone is not the breaking of life. At any age. And in international research centers their studies are already oriented to the importance of prevention and care in time.
The reason is based on available statistics.
In the United States, more than 300,000 people sustain a hip fracture each year, with the majority occurring in people 60 years of age or older. They are injured during falls at home or on community streets, notes the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
In Spain, one in three women and one in five men aged 50 and over fracture their hips due to bone fragility, so it is estimated that each family group knows of someone affected by this problem.
In the case of men, they are more likely to break a bone due to osteoporosis than to develop prostate cancer, according to reports obtained since the year 2000, said the Osteoporosis Foundation.
Given this, scholars consider it a priority to advance in the guidelines to prevent falls and other risks in patients, given the inevitable increase that is projected in future years.
First, they insist on the urgent need to recognize this problem as a public health priority, since the secondary prevention of fragility fractures has been neglected for a long time.
It is necessary to establish the prevention of secondary fractures and their approach as an integral component of healthy aging, and thus avoid subsequent incidents.
“Hip fractures can cause significant deterioration in the quality of life of patients,” said Dr.D. Gaukhman, through Baptist Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, part of Baptist Health South Florida. They are usually related to osteoporosis or thinning of the bone, a condition that occurs where the bones lose their mineral density.
It indicates that rehabilitation after a hip fracture is crucial, immediately after surgery.
“One of the main problems after a hip fracture is that patients can lose their independence and mobility. Therefore, preventing hip fractures is of vital importance.
The researchers call for a greater collaborative effort among health professionals, patients, and caregivers to prevent hip fractures and improve the treatment gap and postfracture care, especially in men and the elderly.
“This need is urgent and growing throughout the world,” warned Professors Ching-lung Cheung and Chor-Wing Sing.
