Hip Fracture - Symptoms, Causes, and Doctors

About- A hip fracture is a crack or break that occurs in the top of the thighbone, near the hip joint.

Symptoms-

$hip fracture$ Bruising

$hip fracture$ Inability to lift the weight

$hip fracture$ Inability to move

$hip fracture$ Pain in the hip or groin

$hip fracture$ Shorter leg on the side of the injured hip

$hip fracture$ Stiffness

$hip fracture$ Swelling or inflammation of the hip

Causes-

$hip fracture$ Accident, trauma or injury

$hip fracture$ Fall

$hip fracture$ Obesity

$hip fracture$ Osteoporosis

$hip fracture$ Weak bone

Risk factors

$hip fracture$ Alcoholism

$hip fracture$ Anorexia nervosa

$hip fracture$ Certain medications

$hip fracture$ Dementia

$hip fracture$ Endocrine disorders

$hip fracture$ Intestinal disorders

$hip fracture$ Nutritional deficiency such as lack of calcium and vitamin D in the diet

$hip fracture$ Older age

$hip fracture$ Osteoporosis

$hip fracture$ Overactive thyroid

$hip fracture$ Physical inactivity

$hip fracture$ Smoking

Complications

$hip fracture$ Bedsores

$hip fracture$ Blood clots in the legs or lungs

$hip fracture$ Death

$hip fracture$ Pneumonia

$hip fracture$ Urinary tract infections

Specialists to visit
Orthopedic Surgeon
Physiotherapist
Trauma Surgeon

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References
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://www.mayoclinic.org
https://www.healthline.com
https://orthoinfo.aaos.org
https://www.nhs.uk
https://my.clevelandclinic.org
https://www.health.harvard.edu
https://www.webmd.com