Hip Fracture

Question 1

What are the risk factors for hip fracture?

Answer 1

Increasing age
Female
Osteoporosis

Question 2

How can hip fractures be categorised?

Answer 2

Intra-capsular fractures
Extra-capsular fractures

Question 3

What is an intra-capsular fracture?

Answer 3

A fracture that involves a break of the femoral neck, inside the hip capsule

Question 4

What is the Garden classification of intra-capsular fractures?

Answer 4

Grade 1 - incomplete fracture and non-displaced
Grade 2 - complete fracture and non-displaced