hip fracture

vernacular term for fracture of the femoral neck, typically resulting from a fall in an old person with osteoporosis; more common in women; requires surgical repair with internal fixation and can lead to prolonged or permanent loss of mobility and shortened life span.

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hip fracture

Orthopedic surgery A femoral fracture which affects 1/6 white ♀–US during life Epidemiology 250,000/yr–US Specifics Proximal femur; 90+% femoral neck, intertrochanteric; 5-10% are subtrochanteric Risk factors Tall, thin ♀, osteoporosis, previous Fx or stroke, white, use of walking aids, alcohol consumption, poor health, sedentary lifestyle, Rx with benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants; HRT may protect ♀ < age 75, institutional residence, visual impairment, dementia Diagnosis Hx, plain AP film, MRI, 99mTc bone scan. See Falls, Total hip replacement.

hip frac·ture

(hip frak'shŭr)

Vernacular term for fracture of the femoral neck, typically resulting from a fall in an old person with osteoporosis; more common in women; requires surgical repair with internal fixation and can lead to prolonged or permanent loss of mobility and shortened life span.

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Hip fractures are a major cause of death and disability among older people worldwide, with 70,000 cases every year in the UK, which cost the NHS around GBP2 billion.

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This is consistent with the trend that women have lower femur bone strength and higher hip fracture rates compared to men.

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Determining the incidence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients who undergo orthopaedic surgical interventions in Turkey

Incidence rates were estimated as the number of men and women in 10-year age intervals with at least one hip fracture in the study year divided by the age- and sex-specific population of the region.

Epidemiology of Hip Fractures in Two Regions of Ukraine

Most patients with hip fracture are elderly, and their functional reserve and the ability to compensate for physiologic stress are reduced.

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For 14 hips in the hip fracture group, the mean follow-up was 54 (1-143) months.

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Bisphosphonates can prevent recurrent hip fracture and reduce the mortality in osteoporotic patient with hip fracture: A meta-analysis

Fragility hip fracture is the most critical complication of osteoporosis.

Influence of bone mineral density and hip geometry on the different types of hip fracture

All patients 65 years of age and older undergoing hip fracture surgery between the dates of January 2004 and February of 2011 were included in this study.

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