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A hip fracture generally refers to the fracture of the head or neck of the femur (thigh) bone. There are several different areas that can suffer a fracture and still be called a hip fracture. For example, a fracture to the greater or lesser trochanters of the femur are also commonly called hip fractures by the general public.
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Is a broken bone or a fractured bone worse?
In general, a broken bone and a fractured bone are the same thing and doctors will use the terms interchangeably.
Why is Joe Paterno coaching from the booth?
He has a fractured hip
Have you fractured your hip?
Nope. =] At least, not yet... o.o
What is the medical term meaning procedure to stabilize a fractured bone?
Setting the bone is called "reduction" in medical terms.ResetSetReduce or reduction
What is a hip fractured caused by weakening of the bones due to osteoporosis?
Osteoporotic hip fracture
What is the common name for the ilium?
Hip bone.
Hip bone that flares?
ilium bone is the flaring part of the hip bone.
How do you know if you fractured something?
If the bone is sticking out.
How do you heal a fractured bone in a week?
Magic.
What problems might extra growth in a fractured bone stimulated at the epiphyseal plate of that bone cause someone?
What problems might extra growth in a fractured bone stimulated at the epiphyseal plate of that bone cause someone?
Is the hip bone an irregular bone?
The hip bone is not considered an irregular bone, rather it is classified as a flat bone. The lower jaw is an example of an irregular bone.
What is the difference between a cat hip bone and a human hip bone?
a cats hip bone is curved in at the end of a humans it goes in
