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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.
Have you fractured your hip?
Nope. =] At least, not yet... o.o
Why is Joe Paterno coaching from the booth?
He has a fractured hip
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 part of the hip bone is most anterior?
The Pubis is the most anterior part of the hip bone, or the pubic bone as it should be called
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.
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.
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
When a bone is fractured a hematoma is formed from blood escaping from what?
From the vessel around and in the bone
