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  2. Hip fracture - Wikipedia

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    A hip fracture is a break that occurs in the upper part of the femur (thigh bone), at the femoral neck or (rarely) the femoral head. [2] Symptoms may include pain around the hip, particularly with movement, and shortening of the leg. [2] Usually the person cannot walk. [3] A hip fracture is usually a femoral neck fracture.

  3. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis - Wikipedia

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    DISH is usually found in people in their 60s and above, and is extremely rare in people in their 30s and 40s. The disease can spread to any joint of the body, affecting the neck, shoulders, ribs, hips, pelvis, knees, ankles, and hands. The disease is not fatal; however, some associated complications can lead to death.

  4. Geriatric trauma - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, over 800,000 patients a year are hospitalized because of a fall injury, most often because of a head injury or hip fracture. [ 43 ] Motor vehicle crashes are the second most common mechanism of injury among geriatric adults, and the most common cause of traumatic mortality. [ 44 ]

  5. Avascular necrosis - Wikipedia

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    Doctors discovered Jackson to have lost all of the cartilage supporting his hip while he was undergoing tests following a hip injury he had on the field during a 1991 NFL Playoff game. [29] Avascular necrosis of the hip was also identified in a routine medical check-up on quarterback Brett Favre following his trade to the Green Bay Packers in ...

  6. Nerve compression syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Nerve compression syndrome, or compression neuropathy, or nerve entrapment syndrome, is a medical condition caused by chronic, direct pressure on a peripheral nerve. [1] It is known colloquially as a trapped nerve, though this may also refer to nerve root compression (by a herniated disc, for example).

  7. Compartment syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Acute compartment syndrome can lead to a loss of the affected limb due to tissue death. [6] [9] Symptoms of acute compartment syndrome (ACS) include severe pain, decreased blood flow, decreased movement, numbness, and a pale limb. [5] It is most often due to physical trauma, like a bone fracture (up to 75% of cases) or a crush injury.

  8. Catastrophic injury - Wikipedia

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    Pneumonia is a common cause of death among patients with spinal cord injuries. [71] A skull fracture occurs when a bone in the skull breaks, and may penetrate the brain, tearing arteries, veins, or meninges, leading to the functional impairment of walking, communication, thinking, or feeling. [72]

  9. Signs and symptoms of Graves' disease - Wikipedia

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    Overt hyperthyroidism caused by Grave's Disease is associated with accelerated bone remodeling (resulting in increased porosity of cortical bone and reduced volume of trabecular bone). This can lead to reduced bone density and eventually osteoporosis as well as increased fracture rates. The increased hip fracture rates later in life in turn ...

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