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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. 3 ways to minimize your own risk of falling like Pelosi and ...

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   Among the elderly, falls lead to hundreds of thousands of hip fractures every year and are the most common cause of traumatic brain injury. Most striking is that falls are the number one cause of ...

4. Pelvic fracture - Wikipedia

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   A pelvic fracture is a break of the bony structure of the pelvis. [1] This includes any break of the sacrum, hip bones (ischium, pubis, ilium), or tailbone. [1] Symptoms include pain, particularly with movement. [1] Complications may include internal bleeding, injury to the bladder, or vaginal trauma. [2] [3]

5. Femoral fracture - Wikipedia

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   A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur. They are typically sustained in high-impact trauma, such as car crashes , due to the large amount of force needed to break the bone. Fractures of the diaphysis , or middle of the femur, are managed differently from those at the head, neck, and trochanter ; those are conventionally ...

6. Kathie Lee Gifford Hospitalized With Fractured Pelvis Amid ...

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   Kathie Lee Gifford was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis while recovering from recent hip replacement surgery. Gifford, 70, told People in an interview published on Tuesday, July 30, that she ...

7. Sophia Loren Recovering From Hip Surgery Following a Fall in ...

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   Sophia Loren is recovering from emergency surgery for a fractured hip following a fall on Sunday in her home in Geneva, Switzerland. Italy’s most famous living movie star, who turned 89 on Sept ...