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. 2016 Jan 9;98:235–243. doi: 10.1007/s00223-015-0089-z

Table 3.

Annual healthcare costs for osteoporosis-related fractures in 2010

Fracture type Mean healthcare costs for a person with a fracture (fracture and non- fracture related)* Mean healthcare costs for a person without a fracture (non-fracture
related)*
%cost related to fractures* Mean healthcare costs due to osteoporosis-related fracture per
person*
Total healthcare costs due to osteoporosis-related fractures in The Netherlands**
Men Spine €10,786.03 €3578.88 67 €7207.15 €5,483,953.08
Hip €16,708.45 €4098.85 75 €12,609.60 €24,152,080.40
Upper extremity €5463.60 €2862.24 47 €2601.35 €4,517,772.00
Wrist/distal forearm €4751,15 €3005.04 37 €1746.11 €1,414,670.73
Lower extremity €6301.98 €2793.01 56 €3508.97 €5,284,706.88
Other €7832.67 €3167.51 60 €4665.17 €2,367,180.95
Total €43,220,364.04
Women Spine €8834.83 €3258.86 63 €5575.97 €13,127,801.27
Hip €14,545.30 €3534.72 76 €11,010.57 €76,786,727.38
Upper extremity €5610.96 €2903.45 48 €2707.51 €19,094,139.49
Wrist/distal forearm €4426.40 €2941.75 34 €1484.65 €11,527,023.52
Lower extremity €6034.66 €2718.38 55 €3316.27 €17,125,767.07
Other €7603.95 €3257.15 58 €4346.80 €9,221,309.75
Total €146,882,768.48
Men and Women Spine €9495.93 €3367.29 64 €6128.65 €18,611,754.35
Hip €15,180.89 €3700.48 76 €11,480.41 €100,938,807.77
Upper extremity €5563.27 €2890.11 48 €2673.16 €23,611,911.49
Wrist/distal forearm €4488.47 €2953.85 34 €1534.63 €12,941,694.25
Lower extremity €6113.87 €2740.50 55 €3373.37 €22,410,473.95
Other €7688.75 €3223.91 58 €4464.84 €11,588,490.70
Total €190,103,132.51

* Weighted average over the 5-year age classes within each fracture type

** Determined by the incidence figures presented in Table 2