How To Treat Hip Fractures!
Common causes of hip fractures in older population:
1 senile brain degenerative disease causing imbalance
2 overall weakness in body
3 fall in bathroom
4 fall from stairs
How to avoid/prevent such fractures? tips are given below:
1 maintain general health and well being by daily exercise
2 avoid walking on wet floor
3 maintain strength in hands for proper grip on rails
4 avoid outing in dark
5 always use a stick if you aren't confident in walking
6 avoid smoking and alcohol; they cause weak bones
Treatment of such fractures:
Fractures of hip in elderly patients can be treated by either fixing fracture (hip screw/hip nail) or replacing the head of femur bone (partial hip replacement). Partial hip replacement makes patients walk immediately after surgery and has always stood as the best treatment for hip fractures in elderly patients.
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