HIP INJURY
Symptoms | When to call | Homecare Advice
Normal Hip X-ray
X-Ray of Fractured (Broken) Hip
- Surgery is required to fix this type of fracture.
Hip Fracture
- This elderly lady fell while at home landing on her right hip. She immediately noted moderate-severe pain in the hip and an inability to stand. She was transported via ambulance to the emergency department. The photograph shows shortening and rotational deformity of the hip.
- Her x-ray demonstrated a hip fracture (broken hip).
Injury Definition
- Injury to a bone, muscle, joint or ligament of the hip and upper thigh
Types of Injuries
- Fractures (broken bones)
- Dislocations (bone out of joint)
- Sprains - Stretches and tears of ligaments
- Strains - Stretches and tears of muscles (pulled muscle)
- Contusion (bruise) - A direct blow or crushing injury resulting in bruising of the skin, muscle, and underlying bone
See More Appropriate Topic (instead of this one) If
- ANIMAL BITE to hip area
- BURNS of hip area
- PUNCTURE WOUND to hip area
- SKIN INJURY is main concern