Epi InfoTM - An useful tool in epidemiological investigations and statistical analysis of hip fractures

Hip fractures are a major public health problem. Romania is one of the few countries in Europe that has no registries for the incidence, risk factors, treatment and evolution of hip fractures. This paper presents a database based on Epi Info™ that allows the management of data related to hip fractures. Our final goal is to use the data obtained to create a National Registry of Hip Fractures. The software used in this study, Epi Info™ is free software developed to facilitate field epidemiological investigations and statistical analysis. By creating this database, we aimed to electronically store as much data as possible regarding hip fractures and to make that data as accessible as possible to all doctors, no matter their knowledge of informatics. We believe that a database that contains information about patients with hip fractures is essential for improving treatment and outcome.