Hip Joint Fracture: Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
Hip joint fractures can cause severe pain, a loss of motion and muscle weakness. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options for hip fractures. Hip Joint fracture There are three types of Hip Joint Fractures : 1. Femoral neck fractures 2. Intertrochanteric fractures 3. Subtrochanteric fractures 1. Femoral neck fractures : Female are more prone to femoral neck fractures compared to men. Around 63.3 femoral fractures occur in female and 27.7 femoral fractures occur in male for 1 lakh person per year. Femoral neck fracture happens inside the hip joint so it falls under intracapsular fracture. Fractures are classified as 1. Stable fractures MRI scanning may be required ,as most likely these stable fractures cannot be detected by radiographs. 2. Unstable fractures Unstable fractures can be seen in plain radiographs and MRI scanning i...
