New study quantifies total costs of fragility fractures in six major European countries
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 03:31
in Mathematics & Economics
New research estimates that the economic burden of fragility fractures in five major European countries totals 31 billion Euro, with Germany bearing the highest costs. A majority of the economic burden is shown to be related to the costs incurred during the first year after the fracture, while pharmacological prevention and treatment management constitutes only a marginal share of the total economic cost.