A hip fracture is a break that occurs in the upper part of the femur (thigh bone), at the femoral neck or (rarely) the femoral head. Symptoms may include...

Fractures of the long bones acutely impair mobility and may require surgery. Hip fracture, in particular, usually requires prompt surgery, as serious risks are...

fracture Hip fracture (anatomically a fracture of the femur bone and not the hip bone) Patella fracture Crus fracture Tibia fracture Pilon fracture Tibial...

generally conducted to relieve arthritis pain or in some hip fractures. A total hip replacement (total hip arthroplasty) consists of replacing both the acetabulum...

those are conventionally called hip fractures (because they involve the hip joint region). Thus, mentions of femoral fracture in medicine usually refer implicitly...

legs alternately flexed/extended at the hip so they travel in different planes and do not intersect. A hip fracture is a break that occurs in the upper part...

fracture of the femoral neck is classified as a type of hip fracture. It is often due to osteoporosis; in the vast majority of cases, a hip fracture is...

possible causes; the treatment is often total hip replacement Occult hip fracture, a fine crack somewhere in the hip socket, common in elderly women and those...

ribs. Fractures of the hip bone are termed pelvic fractures, and should not be confused with hip fractures, which are actually femoral fractures that occur...

by fracture association and by the positioning of the dislocated femoral head. A posteriorly positioned head is the most common dislocation type. Hip dislocations...