Research Article

The Prevention of Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Fractures: Results of the Health Technology Assessment of a New Antiosteoporotic Drug

Table 2

Annual direct costs for hospitalization in Italy ( 2009).

Fractures type Number of admissionsTotal mean direct costs ( )

Hip and femur 4,65314,077,146.05
Vertebral 2,3182,549,459.76
Other 3,2546,297,477.79

Total10,22522,924,083.60