Most common site of non-traumatic fracture in osteoporotic pt. is:
a- Head of femur.
b- Neck of femur.
c- Vertebra.
d- Tibia.
There are three types of hip fractures depending on where the fracture occurs.
The first type is broken under the head of the bone (subcapital), which can cause disruption of the blood supply to the neck of the thigh, which can lead to the separation or necrosis of the femoral neck.
This fracture can occur at a younger age.
The second type is trochanteric, and the third type is subtrochanteric.
Both of these fractures do not harm blood supply to the femoral neck, but they lead to improper posture, leading to limb shortening.
Both fractions of Type I and II are the most common.
Diagnosis methods:
The fracture can often be diagnosed based on a clinical examination and simple images.
Some patients with small fractures - patients with stable fractures - who may have only slight pain and can still stomp on the broken leg, although the discomfort is accompanied by dizziness.
While patients with unstable fractures - ie, those who have had a large fracture movement - report much more symptoms.
They can not trample the leg and each movement is accompanied by severe pain.
In most cases, the extremity appears to be inverted and outward.
The tests are to diagnose the fracture in x-rays and bone scans, which require waiting for two to three days to receive results or MRI.
Anticoagulant therapy should be started immediately when the fracture is diagnosed.
Factors leading to hip fractures:
There are several major risk factors for hip fractures:
Low bone mass. Osteoporosis is the most important risk factor for these fractures, but it is not the direct factor for its development.
- Sex and color of the skin - the prevalence of fracture in women is three times more than it is in men. Also, the prevalence of the disease among older white people is higher than that of dark-skinned and Hispanic people.
- Low physical activity and muscle weakness due to low physical activity.
- Low body weight - It was found that the vulnerability of osteoporosis in thin women is higher than full women.
- Excessive consumption of alcohol and caffeine.
Side effects from the use of psychotropic drugs Sedatives and antidepressants increase the risk of elderly people falling by one-and-a-half times compared to older people who do not use them.
- Poor vision: It leads to stumbling objects and unnecessary falls.
- Hearing impairment: It can affect balance and cause more frequent falls.
- Poor job and mental situation.
a- Head of femur.
b- Neck of femur.
c- Vertebra.
d- Tibia.
There are three types of hip fractures depending on where the fracture occurs.
The first type is broken under the head of the bone (subcapital), which can cause disruption of the blood supply to the neck of the thigh, which can lead to the separation or necrosis of the femoral neck.
This fracture can occur at a younger age.
The second type is trochanteric, and the third type is subtrochanteric.
Both of these fractures do not harm blood supply to the femoral neck, but they lead to improper posture, leading to limb shortening.
Both fractions of Type I and II are the most common.
Diagnosis methods:
The fracture can often be diagnosed based on a clinical examination and simple images.
Some patients with small fractures - patients with stable fractures - who may have only slight pain and can still stomp on the broken leg, although the discomfort is accompanied by dizziness.
While patients with unstable fractures - ie, those who have had a large fracture movement - report much more symptoms.
They can not trample the leg and each movement is accompanied by severe pain.
In most cases, the extremity appears to be inverted and outward.
The tests are to diagnose the fracture in x-rays and bone scans, which require waiting for two to three days to receive results or MRI.
Anticoagulant therapy should be started immediately when the fracture is diagnosed.
Factors leading to hip fractures:
There are several major risk factors for hip fractures:
Low bone mass. Osteoporosis is the most important risk factor for these fractures, but it is not the direct factor for its development.
- Sex and color of the skin - the prevalence of fracture in women is three times more than it is in men. Also, the prevalence of the disease among older white people is higher than that of dark-skinned and Hispanic people.
- Low physical activity and muscle weakness due to low physical activity.
- Low body weight - It was found that the vulnerability of osteoporosis in thin women is higher than full women.
- Excessive consumption of alcohol and caffeine.
Side effects from the use of psychotropic drugs Sedatives and antidepressants increase the risk of elderly people falling by one-and-a-half times compared to older people who do not use them.
- Poor vision: It leads to stumbling objects and unnecessary falls.
- Hearing impairment: It can affect balance and cause more frequent falls.
- Poor job and mental situation.
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