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Table 6 Yearly number of hospitalizations after vertebral fractures recorded in the National Hospital Discharge records (SDO, 2004-2005-2006) maintained at the Italian Ministry of Health

From: The incidence of hip, forearm, humeral, ankle, and vertebral fragility fractures in Italy: results from a 3-year multicenter study

 

2004

2005

2006

Age (years)

M

F

Subtotal

M

F

Subtotal

M

F

Subtotal

45 to 64

3,079

2,678

5,757

2,998

2,614

5,612

3,021

2,667

5,688

65 to 74

1,735

2,560

4,295

1,821

2,557

4,378

1,891

2,583

4,474

Older than 75

1,644

3,812

5,456

1,697

3,841

5,538

1,832

3,942

5,774

Total

6,458

9,050

15,508

6,516

9,012

15,528

6,744

9,192

15,936

  1. These data exclude hospital readmissions of the same patients.
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