Hip Fracture
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Hip fractures occur as a result of major or minor trauma. In elderly patients with bones weakened by osteoporosis, relatively little trauma, even walking, may result in a hip fracture.
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Review Date : 4/15/2001
Reviewed By : Benjamin D. Roye, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Orthopaedics, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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