Hip fracture

Hip fractures occur as a result of major or minor trauma. In elderly patients with bones weakened by osteoporosis, relatively little trauma, even walking, may result in a hip fracture.
Review Date: 10/11/2005
Reviewed By: Benjamin D. Roye, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Orthopaedics, New
York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network.

















