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Hip Fracture Overview

Benjamin R. Emmerson, Matthew A. Varacallo  1 , Dominic Inman
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Hip Fracture Overview

Benjamin R. Emmerson et al.
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Hip fractures are one of the most frequent fractures presenting to the emergency department and orthopedic trauma teams. The terms hip fracture and neck of femur fracture are used synonymously. Both terms describe a fracture of the proximal femur between the femoral head and 5 cm distal to the lesser trochanter.

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Disclosure: Benjamin Emmerson declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Matthew Varacallo declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Dominic Inman declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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