Hip Fractures
A 78-year-old woman presents to the emergency department following a mechanical fall at home. She is unable to weight bear and has a shortened, externally rotated left leg. AP pelvis X-ray demonstrates a displaced intracapsular femoral neck fracture. She lives independently, walks outdoors with a stick, is cognitively intact (AMTS 10/10), and has well-controlled hypertension. Regarding the management of femoral neck fractures:
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The Garden classification divides femoral neck fractures into four types based on displacement; Gard...
The blood supply to the femoral head is primarily from the medial femoral circumflex artery (MFCA), ...
Total hip arthroplasty should be avoided in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures due to high...
For this patient with a displaced fracture who is cognitively intact, independently mobile, and has ...
Young patients (typically under 60 years) with displaced femoral neck fractures should undergo urgen...
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