Diseases

Hip Fractures

Fractures of the FEMUR HEAD; the FEMUR NECK; (FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES); the trochanters; or the inter- or subtrochanteric region. Excludes fractures of the acetabulum and fractures of the femoral shaft below the subtrochanteric region (FEMORAL FRACTURES).

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Abstract

Fractures of the FEMUR HEAD; the FEMUR NECK; (FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES); the trochanters; or the inter- or subtrochanteric region. Excludes fractures of the acetabulum and fractures of the femoral shaft below the subtrochanteric region (FEMORAL FRACTURES).

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19 entry terms
  • Fractures, Hip
  • Femoral Trochlear Fractures
  • Intertrochanteric Fractures
  • Subtrochanteric Fractures
  • Trochanteric Fractures
  • Trochlear Fractures, Femur
  • Femoral Trochlear Fracture
  • Femur Trochlear Fracture
  • Femur Trochlear Fractures
  • Fracture, Femoral Trochlear
  • Fracture, Femur Trochlear
  • Fractures, Femoral Trochlear
  • Fractures, Femur Trochlear
  • Fractures, Intertrochanteric
  • Fractures, Subtrochanteric
  • Fractures, Trochanteric
  • Trochlear Fracture, Femoral
  • Trochlear Fracture, Femur
  • Trochlear Fractures, Femoral

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry terms: fractures below the subtrochanteric region = FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES is available; femur head fracture = FEMUR HEAD /inj (IM) + HIP FRACTURES (IM); acetabular fractures = ACETABULUM /inj (IM) + FRACTURES, BONE (IM)

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Femoral Fractures (1966-1977)
  • Fractures (1966-1977)

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  1. C26w.404w.061w.425w
  2. C26w.531.750w
  3. C26w.558.276w.425w

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WE 855

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hip Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006620. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006620
  2. Hip Fractures. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_fracture
  3. Hip Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240856