Women's Health Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 175-178, 1 July 2006

Fractures of the hip

Martyn J Parker is an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, UK. He is responsible for the preoperative care, surgery, postoperative management and follow-up for all hip fracture patients in this institution.

Abstract 

This contribution assesses the incidence, aetiology, classifications, diagnosis, intracapsular and extracapsular fractures, postoperative management and prognosis associated with fractures of the hip. A hip fracture or proximal femoral fracture refers to any fracture of the proximal femur down to a level of about five centimetres below the lower border of the lesser trochanter. Fractures of the femoral head involving the articular surface are, strictly speaking, included in this definition. A hip fracture is the most common reason for an elderly person to be admitted to an acute orthopaedic ward. There has been a continued increase in hip fractures in the last 50 years.

Keywords:  bone , fractures , hip , femoral , elderly

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 This article is reproduced with permission from: Surgery 2003; 21: 221–224.

PII: S1744-1870(06)70197-4

doi:10.1383/wohm.2006.3.4.175

Women's Health Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 175-178, 1 July 2006

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