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5-10% of patients experience a recurrent hip fracture, with the mean interval between the first and second fracture being 3.3 years.A 50 year old woman has a 2.8% risk of death related to hip fracture during her remaining lifetime.In white women, the lifetime risk of hip fracture is 1 in 6.After sustaining a hip fracture 10-20% of formerly community dwelling patients require long term nursing care, with the rate of nursing home admission rising with age.Hip fractures are invariably associated with chronic pain, reduced mobility, disability, and an increasing degree of dependence.Men account for 25% of hip fractures occurring in the over 50 population.Nearly 75% of all hip fractures occur in women.The peak number of hip fractures occurred at 75-79 years of age for both sexes.
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Between 19, there was nearly a 25% increase in hip fractures worldwide.High mortality, long-term disability and huge socio-economic burden are the main consequences of a hip fracture.Ĭlinically Relevant Anatomy Īpproximately 1.6 million hip fractures occur worldwide each year, by 2050 this number could reach between 4.5 million and 6.3 million.In younger patients femur fractures are the result of a high energy trauma, such as a motor accident, gunshot wound, or jump/fall from a height.A serious injury that occurs mostly in elderly people and complications can be life-threatening.About one-third of elderly people living independently fall every year, with 10% of these falls resulting in a hip fracture.The biggest risk factors for a hip fracture are osteoporosis and cognitive impairment.Common injury sustained by older patients who are both more likely to have unsteadiness of gait and reduced bone mineral density, predisposing to fracture.More common in women requires surgical repair with internal fixation and can lead to prolonged or permanent loss of mobility and shortened life span.Vernacular term for fracture of the femoral neck, typically resulting from a fall in an old person with osteoporosis