Overview
- In Mexico, IOF-cited data put hip-fracture incidence at 133 per 100,000 people with direct treatment averaging about $8,000 per case.
- Roughly 80% of patients with osteoporotic fractures receive no treatment, increasing the likelihood of refractures and prolonged hospital stays.
- About 40% of fracture patients require at least two years of rehabilitation, and 5% to 14% die within a year, highlighting severe clinical and family burdens.
- In Spain, scientific and patient groups project about 420,000 fragility fractures annually by 2030, a roughly 30% increase, with one in four women over 50 affected.
- Specialists call for wider DEXA screening, exercise and nutrition initiatives, and expansion of Fracture Liaison Services—now in about 15% of Spanish hospitals—to cut refractures and costs.