Understanding the Trend: Why Do You Think That the Incidence of Hip Fractures Is Going Up Among Older Individuals in the US?
Despite the common assumption, a long-term analysis of Medicare data shows that the age-adjusted incidence of hip fractures among older Americans has actually been in decline since the mid-1990s. The question of why do you think that the incidence of hip fractures is going up among older individuals in the US stems from a critical misunderstanding of population-level data versus individual risk.