Table 3.
Yearly number of hospitalizations after humeral fractures recorded in the National Hospital Discharge records (SDO, 2004-2005-2006) maintained at the Italian Ministry of Health
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | M | F | Subtotal | M | F | Subtotal | M | F | Subtotal |
| 45 to 64 | 1,994 | 3,159 | 5,153 | 2,005 | 3,323 | 5,328 | 2,123 | 3,355 | 5,478 |
| 65 to 74 | 1,026 | 4,247 | 5,273 | 1,099 | 4,240 | 5,339 | 1,138 | 4,311 | 5,449 |
| Older than 75 | 1,370 | 6,949 | 8,319 | 1,437 | 7,077 | 8,514 | 1,425 | 7,452 | 8,877 |
| Total | 4,390 | 14,355 | 18,745 | 4,541 | 14,640 | 19,181 | 4,686 | 15,118 | 19,804 |
These data exclude hospital readmissions of the same patients.