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Hip Fractures Flashcards

1
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What is a hip fracture?

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A fracture of the proximal femur

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What is considered to be the proximal femur?

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5cm or less below the lesser trochanter

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Why are hip fractures important in the NHS?

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They are the most common reason for admission onto an orthopedic trauma ward

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What are the types of hip fracture?

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  • Intracapsular fracture
  • Extracapsular trochanteric fracture
  • Extracapsular subtrochanteric fracture
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What does an intracapsular fracture involve?

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The femoral neck between the edge of femoral head and the insertion of the capsule of the hip joint

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Where does the break occur in an intracapsular fracture?

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Below the ball, or in the neck of femur

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What complication can arise from intracapsular fractures?

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They can disrupt the blood supply to the femoral head, leading to avascular necrosis

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What proportion of all hip fractures are intracapsular?

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Around half

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What is an extracapsular trochanteric fracture?

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A fracture that is distal to the insertion of the capsule, involving or between trochanters

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What is an extracapsular subtrochanteric fracture?

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Fractures below, but no more than 5cm below, the lesser trochanter

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What does an extracapsular subtrochanteric fracture involve?

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The proximal femoral shaft at, or just distal to, the trochanters

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What are the risk factors for hip fractures?

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  • Increasing age
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteomalacia
  • Falls
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What factors might falls be secondary to?

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  • Lack of core strength
  • Instability
  • Gait disturbance
  • Sensory impairment
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In who can hip fractures follow a relatively minor trauma?

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  • Elderly
  • Those with osteoporosis
  • Those with metastatic disease
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What causes hip fractures in younger patients?

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Usually caused by high energy trauma

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What are hip fractures in younger patients often associated with?

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Other serious injuries

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17
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How do hip fractures present?

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  • Pain
  • Inability to weight bear
  • Affected leg may be shorted, adducted, and externally rotated
18
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What are the features of the pain in hip fractures?

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It is typically in the upper outer thigh or in the groin, and may radiate to the knee

It may be aggravated by flexion and rotation of the leg

19
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How are hip fractures investigated?

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  • Imaging
  • General workup
  • Early assessment for cognitive impairment and treatable conditions
20
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What is involved in a general workup in hip fracture?

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  • FBC
  • Crossmatch
  • Renal function
  • Glucose
  • ECG
21
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What treatable conditions may be involved in the aetiology of a hip fracture?

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  • Anaemia
  • Volume depletion
  • Electrolyte imbalance
  • Acute confusional state
  • Uncontrolled diabetes
  • Uncontrolled heart failure
  • Chest infection
22
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What imaging is done in hip fractures?

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  • X-rays
  • MRI
23
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What kind of x-rays are done to investigate a hip fracture?

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AP pelvic and lateral x-rays

24
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What may the x-ray show in hip fractures?

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  • Disruption of trabeculae and inferior or superior cortices
25
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What is Shenton’s line?

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A radiographic, curved line formed by the top of the obturator foramen and the inner side of the neck of the femur.
It is broken in fractures

26
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What is Shenton’s line used to determine?

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The relationship between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

27
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When should MRI be performed in hip fractures?

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If hip fracture is suspected, but AP pelvic and lateral hip x-rays don’t show a fracture

28
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When should CT be performed in hip fracture?

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If MRI is not available within 24 hours or is contraindicated

29
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How are intracapsular hip fractures managed?

A

Surgery

30
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When should surgery be performed with intracapsular hip fractures?

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Within 1 day of admission

31
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What surgical treatment do undisplaced intracapsular hip fractures need?

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Internal fixation with screws

32
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What surgical treatment do displaced intracapsular hip fractures need?

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Replacement of the femoral head with an arthroplasty (if the person is fit for the procedure)

33
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What is the advantage of internal fixation in the management of hip fractures?

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It is associated with less initiate operative trauma

34
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What is the disadvantage of internal fixation in the management of hip fractures?

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It has an increased risk of re-operation on the hip

35
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When can total hip replacements be used for patients with displaced intracapsular fractures?

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When patients;

  • Are able to walk independantly out of doors with no more than a stick
  • Are not cognitively impairment
  • Are medically fit for anaesthesia and the operation
36
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How are extracapsular hip fractures managed?

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Surgically, unless there are medical contraindications

37
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What is the surgical management for extracaspular hip fractures?

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Usually treated by internal fixation, but hip arthroplasty may be used

38
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Why is hip arthroplasty sometimes used over internal fixation in extracapsular hip fractures?

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As internal fixation may fail, especially for unstable fractures

39
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What is the mortality for hip fractures?

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High, with about 10% of poeple with hip fracturs during within 1 month, and a third within 12 months.

40
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What are the potential complications of hip fractures?

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  • Infection
  • Haemorrhage
  • Avascular necrosis
  • Delayed union, malunion, and non-union
  • Pneumonia
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Stroke
  • DVT and pulmonary embolus
  • Pressure ulcer

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