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Acetabular Fracture: A break in the acetabulum, the cup-shaped socket of the hip joint, often resulting from high-energy trauma or low-energy falls in the elderly.

For more information: O’Connor M. Pathologic hip fractures: A class of their own. #19. Presented at 22nd Annual Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter 2005 Meeting. Dec. 14-17, 2005 ...

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A hip fracture is a femoral fracture that occurs in the proximal end of the femur (the long bone running through the thigh), near the hip. The term "hip fracture" is commonly used to refer to four ...

Excess mortality in hip fracture cases was greatest in the first 3 months after the fracture, but the increased risk disappeared around 9 months after injury. Specifically, hazard ratio of death ...

The fracture can tear the blood vessels and cut off the blood supply to the femoral head, which is the “ball” of the “ball-and-socket” hip joint.

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Feb. 6, 2003 (New Orleans) — Currently, about 350,000 hip fractures occur annually in the U.S. and while most of these patients (83%) survive for at least one year after the fracture, only 41% ...

Several things can cause front hip pain, including fractures, strains, and arthritis. To treat front hip pain, a doctor might suggest a combination of home remedies and pain relief medications ...

The injury in question, though, is to the right femur near the hip joint. There is shortening and rotation of the neck and head of the femur, both caused by a fracture.

Patients with osteoporosis and age-related macular degeneration had a higher risk for spine and hip fractures vs. those with osteoporosis without AMD, according to results of a population study in ...