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Femur Fractures

Physiotherapy lectures
March 2007
Dr Jason Crane

Neck Of Femur Fracture

Anatomy

Capsule

Blood Supply

Hip Fractures

• Incidence 10/1000
• 10% are 70 years old, the rest older
• Multiple medical conditions
• 50% will die within the first 2 years
  of these 50% will die in the first 2 weeks

Predisposition

1. Factors related to an increased risk of falls
2. Factors related to a reduction in protective responses
3. Factors related to loss of local shock absorbers
4. Factors related to loss of bone strength

Clinical Features

• Shortened
• External rotation

Treatment Outline

Intracapsular

Garden's Classification

Treatment

Extracapsular

Treatment of Intertrochanteric fracture

Physiotherapist Role

Femur Shaft Fracture

Predisposition

• Young children
• Skeletal immature children
• Adults

<12kg

Child

Adults

Rehabilitation

Outcome