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In [[medicine]], '''hip fractures''' are "[[bone fractures|fractures]] of the [[femur head]]; the [[femur neck]]; (femoral neck fractures); the trochanters; or the inter- or subtrochanteric region. Excludes fractures of the acetabulum and fractures of the femoral shaft below the subtrochanteric region ([[femoral fracture]]s)."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''hip fractures''' are "[[bone fractures|fractures]] of the [[femur head]]; the [[femur neck]]; (femoral neck fractures); the trochanters; or the inter- or subtrochanteric region. Excludes fractures of the acetabulum and fractures of the femoral shaft below the subtrochanteric region ([[femoral fracture]]s)."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 30 September 2009
In medicine, hip fractures are "fractures of the femur head; the femur neck; (femoral neck fractures); the trochanters; or the inter- or subtrochanteric region. Excludes fractures of the acetabulum and fractures of the femoral shaft below the subtrochanteric region (femoral fractures)."[1]
Classification
Upper right femur viewed from behind and above.
- Femoral head fracture
- Femoral neck fractures are intracapsular fractures
- Intertrochanteric fractures
- Subtrochanteric fractures
Etiology
Osteoporosis and accidental falls are risk factors.
Treatment
Surgical treatment is optimal.[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Hip fracture (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Handoll HH, Parker MJ (2008). "Conservative versus operative treatment for hip fractures in adults". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (3): CD000337. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD000337.pub2. PMID 18646065. Research Blogging.