Femoral Neck Fracture

What is the "official" definition of Femoral Neck Fracture?

A femoral neck fracture occurs just below the ball of the ball-and-socket hip joint; this region is called the femoral neck. When a femoral neck fracture occurs, the ball is disconnected from the rest of the femur.

What is the "morbidity rate" of Femoral Neck Fracture in the United States?

Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls, annual incidence of hip fracture is approximately 1.7 million worldwide.

What is the "prevalance" of Femoral Neck Fracture in the United States?

Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls, annual incidence of hip fracture is approximately 1.7 million worldwide.

What is the "incidence" of Femoral Neck Fracture in the United States?

Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls, annual incidence of hip fracture is approximately 1.7 million worldwide. Thus, by the year 2040, over 650,000 hip fractures will occur annually in older adults, and 18-33% of these older hip fracture patients will die within the first year of their fracture.

Radiographically, how is Femoral Neck Fracture portrayed on a general imaging study?

Femoral Fractures can vary greatly depending on the type of injury and force applied to cause the fracture. The most common fracture of the femur include transverse fractures, oblique fractures, spiral fractures, comminuted fractures and open fractures.

What is the "mortality rate" of Femoral Neck Fracture in the United States?

Hip fractures in the elderly are associated with high 1-year mortality rates. Surgical delay greater than 4 days increases the 6-month and 1-year mortality risks.

Under which "causative agent" can Femoral Neck Fracture be classified?

Hip fractures most commonly occur from a fall or from a direct blow to the side of the hip. Some medical conditions such as osteoporosis, cancer, or stress injuries can weaken the bone and make the hip more susceptible to breaking.

What is the "etiology" (causes) of Femoral Neck Fracture?

Hip fractures most commonly occur from a fall or from a direct blow to the side of the hip. Some medical conditions such as osteoporosis, cancer, or stress injuries can weaken the bone and make the hip more susceptible to breaking. In severe cases, it is possible for the hip to break with the patient merely standing on the leg and twisting.

Which classification is Femoral Neck Fracture? Additive or Destructive

Most likely the fracture will occur if the patient has a disease such as osteoporosis which is a destructive disease. The fracture itself is neither.

What is the "prognosis" of Femoral Neck Fracture?

Only one in four patients with hip fractures recovers completely. Patients who might be considered for nonsurgical treatment include those who are too ill to undergo any form of anesthesia and people who were unable to walk before their injury and may have been confined to a bed or a wheelchair. For true intracapsular hip fractures, the surgeon may decide either to fix the fracture with individual screws (percutaneous pinning) or a single larger screw that slides within the barrel of a plate. Most intertrochanteric fractures are managed with either a compression hip screw or an intramedullary nail, which also allows for impaction at the fracture site. At the subtrochanteric level, most fractures are managed with a long intramedullary nail together with a large lag screw or they are managed with screws that capture the neck and head of the femur or the area immediately underneath it, if it has remained intact.