| Indicator Id: |
307
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| Description: | Number of hospital separations for minimal trauma hip fractures among persons aged 40 years or over |
| Indicator Source: |
Data Working Group of theNational Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Conditions Advisory Group
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| Data Available: | Yes |
| Data Source(s): |
Hospital morbidity database (AIHW)
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| Where Reported: | No data |
| Data Issues: | No data |
| Numerator: | Number of hospital separations of persons aged 40 years or over with a principal diagnosis of hip fracture |
| Denominator: | Total population aged 40 years and over |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | No data |
| AIHW Comments: | Separations with an external cause indicating major trauma should be excluded. Only the following external codes should be counted W00-W08, W18, W19, W22, W50, W51 and W54.8. |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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| Link(s): |
National indicators for monitoring osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis
AIHW: Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants 2008
A snapshot of osteoporosis in Australia 2011
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