Hip fractures in patients with chronic kidney disease admitted to Victorian hospitals

There is a paucity of epidemiological data in Australia on fracture rates in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Using data from the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset, we assessed the incidence of hip fractures requiring hospitalisation between 2006 and 2015, comparing those coded with and without the co-morbidity CKD. ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes were used to determine hip fractures and comorbidities. Overall, 7.4% of 77 076 Victorian hospital admissions for hip fractures had CKD as a co-morbidity, with an increasing proportion over the study period. Mortality was significantly higher in the CKD cohort compared to no CKD, perhaps in part due to increased associated comorbidities of diabetes and ischaemic heart disease.