Changing prevalence of osteomalacia in hip fractures in southeast Scotland over a 20-year period

Ethnic variation in epidemiology and rehabilitation of hip fracture

“…Osteomalacia may not be a significant predisposing factor for hip fracture 2,3. Therefore, although the prevalence of osteomalacia in Asians is higher than that in white people,4,5 our findings of similar standardised incidences of hip fracture might be expected.…”