Femoral Neck Fracture Research Paper

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A femoral neck fracture is an injury sustained to the weakest part of the femur bone, the neck. These injuries are usually seen in active young individuals after serious trauma and in elderly populations from falling. That being said, the elderly population is more prone to this injury due to the lack of density and the loss of minerals overtime within their bones.
Femoral Neck Fractures can be devastating and can cause many obstacles in a person’s life. Treatment is a crucial part of rehabilitation of this type of injury. The main goal of treatment is to prevent complications, prevent further progression of the injury, and to have the patient successfully return back to his/her premorbid function. Throughout the patient's treatment there …show more content…

The first two weeks is the acute stage. This is the stage where it is important to control pain and inflammation using RICE and NSAIDS. Improving ambulation skills such as walking, standing, and any movements while using any assistance is also important because it will improve blood circulation and help to prevent any blood clotting. If surgery was performed, the gastrointestinal and urinary tract system is slowed down, so moving around will help improve those systems after surgery. Modes of exercise during this stage includes passive stretching, ankle pumps, passive and active range of motion, and progressing walking with weight bearing using assistance. The subacute stage is two to six weeks. Goals of this phase is to begin to increase mobility, neuromuscular control, functional skills, and continue progressing walking distance with assistance. Using a stationary bike and practicing standing and sitting will help improve mobility. Other modes of exercise include knee lifts with a lateral raise and standing up and sitting down in a chair. The chronic stage is weeks six to twelve aiming to increase hip joint mobility, dynamic control, and ambulation without assistance. Increasing hip joint mobility is important because poor mobility weakens glutes and shortens hip flexors causing the lower back to take over, which could cause back problems. As rehabilitation progresses, the patient may use their discretion …show more content…

For the elderly there are a few precautions one can take to reduce the chance of one of these injuries. Staying active and living a healthy lifestyle can go a long way in maintaining bone density and reducing the chances or severity of osteoporosis. Being active does not mean one will not be affected by osteoporosis which is why getting a bone mineral density test is a great idea for the elderly. This test will show how brittle one’s bones are and allow for the patient to plan accordingly. There are medications one can take to influence one’s bone density, calcium supplements help keep bone dense and reduce the chances of fracture of

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