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… Condition Basics What is a hip fracture? A hip fracture is a break in the upper part of …
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… is usually the best treatment for a broken (fractured) hip. Hip pinning involves: Getting the bone lined …
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… Surgery Overview Total hip replacement is a step-by-step surgery to replace the hip socket and the ball at the top of the … Hip replacement is sometimes done after a hip fracture. Learn more Arthritis: Should I Have …
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… Overview In older adults, hip fractures are usually caused by a fall. Even a … can sometimes cause a fracture in a weakened hip bone. Children and young adults are more …
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… Condition Basics What is an avulsion fracture? An avulsion fracture occurs when an … This type of injury can happen in the hip, ankle, knee, heel, elbow, or pelvis. What … This type of injury can happen in the hip, ankle, knee, heel, elbow, or pelvis. What …
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… Check Your Symptoms Overview A hip injury and pain can make it hard to walk, … or snapping feeling or sound around your hip joint (snapping hip) may bother you or … muscle strain , and hairline cracks ( stress fracture ) in the neck of the thigh bone …
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… Check Your Symptoms Overview A hip injury can be hard to deal with, both for … the parent or caregiver. A child who has a hip injury may feel pain in the hip, groin, … and feel tender. A dislocated hip , a hip fracture , or a pelvic fracture . Dislocations …
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… Surgery Overview A partial hip replacement removes and replaces the ball of the hip joint. It does not replace the socket. … often done to repair certain types of hip fractures. The ceramic or metal ball is …
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… doctor about them. Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery? 1 Get the Facts 2 … Your Summary Get the facts Your options Have hip replacement surgery. Don't have your hip replaced. Continue to manage your joint …
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… Overview What is a scaphoid fracture of the wrist? A scaphoid fracture is a break in a small bone on the … your wrist. This is also called a navicular fracture. Of the eight carpal bones in your …
