Переломы бедра особенно часто происходят в old age. The main danger lies in the fact that the injured thigh can lead to a number of complications and in some cases even threaten the life of the patient. In order to completely get rid of the consequences of injury, it takes at least six months to comply with bed rest - often for the elderly it is equivalent to death. Of course, it should be noted that modern medicine is very successful in treating hip fractures, but this does not eliminate the problem of the number of injuries. By the way, children have no problems with hip bones - a young age, as a rule, is characterized by bone strength.
Varieties
Hip fractures are divided by specialists into threegroups. The first includes injuries of the upper end of the thigh, the second - problems with the body of the femur, and the third - a fracture of the lower end of the femur. Each of the groups is characterized by a specific damage mechanism, clinical manifestations and, accordingly, a method of treatment.
Femur
Переломы тела бедренной кости по праву считаются very serious injuries. As a rule, they are accompanied by a painful shock and entail strong blood loss. Doctors refer to shocks and falls as well as car accidents and all kinds of sports injuries as the main cause of such injuries. It is therefore logical that such hip fractures are usually observed in people of young and middle age.
Symptomatology
Determining the presence of a fracture is not difficult: victims usually complain of unbearable pain in the injured area; after some time, the damaged area swells, the limb may be deformed.
First Aid
For hip fracture, care should be given.immediately, without waiting for the arrival of an ambulance. First of all, fix the injured limb and give the person a painkiller. If the fracture is open, a tourniquet should be placed just above the wound; However, do not forget that it is allowed to keep it for no more than one and a half hours - otherwise, limb death can occur.
Treatment
Beyond plaster cast treatmentmust include procedures such as combating traumatic shock and blood transfusion (if necessary). In addition, in some cases, the doctor may prescribe skeletal traction, wearing external fixation devices, and even surgery.
Closed hip fracture
В этом случае причиной чаще всего становится fall or blow to the knee area; closed fracture is often accompanied by displacement. Symptoms include acute pain in the region of the patella. In order to ensure the correctness of the diagnosis, the patient is usually done MRI of the knee joint. Treatment usually begins with pain relief; if the victim has hemarthrosis, joint puncture is additionally prescribed: stagnant blood is sucked with a special needle. After this, the area from the groin to the ankles is fixed with a plaster cast. Wearing it can take from four to eight weeks. If the bone fragments are displaced, they are first mapped, and the screws are used for fixation.
