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[Long-term care insurance system and osteoporosis]
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Geniatric Medical Center.
Abstract:
The Long-term Care Insurance is the principal system that supports the Japanese elderly more than 24 million in number. The recipients of this system are increasing rapidly and get up to 3 million now. In Japan, hip fracture is one of the primary causes that make the elderly bedridden. In our study with the cases of hip fractures, 51.6% of the whole patients were self-reliant before fracture, but 25.6% one year after fracture. Keep it in mind that half of the self-reliant elderly will need support after fracture and encourage patients and their families to apply for certification of need for support.
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