2019 International Congress on Gynecology in Taiwan Annual Meeting of The Taiwan Association of Gynecology

Introduction: hip fractures result in increased morbidity, disability and mortality risks amongst elderly women. Menopausal osteoporosis as identified by bone mineral density (BMD) measurement correlates closely with risk of hip fractures. Studying hip fracture trends amongst Singapore's multiethnic population of Chinese, Malays and Indians enable a comparison of hip fracture incidence and BMD across three major ethnic groups of rapidly ageing Asian women.