Hip Fractures Candice Murphy BIO120 Anatomy and Physiology Essentials Phase 2 Individual Project 19 April 2015 Causes of Hip Fractures The most common causes of hip fractures are: • Falls to a hard surface from a great height. • Blunt trauma to the hip‚ such as from a car crash. • Diseases such as osteoporosis‚ a condition that causes the loss of bone tissue. • Obesity (too much weight may place great pressure on the hip bones. (Macon and Leonard‚ 2012) Common Locations of Fractures
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How A Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement And Traditional Hip Surgery Compare If you need to have a total hip replacement‚ your doctor will choose between a traditional surgery and one that is minimally invasive. Both types of surgeries achieve the same result of replacing your damaged hip joint with an artificial joint‚ but the procedures for the surgeries are different. Here’s how the surgeries compare and how your doctor determines which one is suitable for you. There Is Less Damage To Tissues
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Negative Capability ’The concept of Negative Capability is the ability to contemplate the world without the desire to try and reconcile contradictory aspects or fit it into closed and rational systems.’ Keats was a romantic poet‚ full of intense passion and desire‚ yet shy and reserved. He was a young man with all the determination and melancholy of a teenager on a romantic quest to be among the English poets when he died. He is an inspiration to all of us‚ full of colourful language and imagination
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almost always used before a verb‚ or a word formed from that verb‚ and means to reverse the verb’s action‚ as in dehydrate or detoxify. (It has other meanings in addition to making a verb negative.) Dis- can be used with verbs‚ nouns‚ adjectives or adverbs.It also has other meanings besides making words negative. In-‚ non-‚ and un- are usually used for nouns‚ adjectives‚ or the adverbs formed from them‚ and they mean not _____. (In- is from Latin‚ non- from Old French‚ and un- from Old English. Non-
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OB PROJECT (WEEK 4) Definition: Hip Dysplasia- dislocation of the hip joint that is present at birth. Cause: The socket is too shallow and the ball may slip out of the socket‚ partially or completely (one or both hips may be involved) The cause is unknown. Risk factors include: • Low levels of amniotic fluid in the womb • Females are at higher risk • Family history • Breech • Being the first born • Large birth weight Signs & Symptoms: • Legs may turn outward • Shorter leg on one side • Reduced
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Total Hip Replacement As similar to every other surgery‚ the hip replacement surgery also demand a careful examination and procedure. The Minimally Invasive Computer Navigated Hip Replacement Surgery is the modern version for the traditional total hip replacement. During the surgery‚ cut is prepared through the hip covering hip. After this initial step‚ simulated implants are implanted. The incision made is often small ranging from 3 to 6 inches. This size is completely subjective on patient’s structure
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non-inflammatory causes cartilage loss in the hip joint‚ patients often suffer from pain and loss of mobility. In young people with good bone strength‚ Birmingham Hip Resurfacing is often preferable to hip replacement to preserve bone‚ eliminate pain and increase quality of life. How Does Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Differ from Hip Replacement? During traditional hip replacement‚ the femoral head and the acetabulum are removed and replaced with prosthetics. A Birmingham Hip Resurfacing procedure differs in that
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Hip flexors are a group of muscles located in your hips that assist you in moving your leg or knee upwards toward your body. It is located at the meeting point of the thigh and hip. When the fibers of these muscles are stretched or torn‚ it is called a hip flexor strain. Someone who is suffering from a hip flexor strain will experience a sudden or sharp pain located in the front of their hip or their groin area‚ indicated by the red circles in the photo to the right. This pain will occur when they
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Regardless of your age‚ hip pain can be debilitating. The hip joint is one of the most complex joints in the body. It is also critical to your ability to be mobile. In other words‚ to get around successfully. There are many different things that can cause hip pain. The potential causes include strains‚ osteoarthritis‚ referred pain from other joints‚ inflamed bursa and femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Any of these can require professional treatment. Conservative treatment would start with noninvasive
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Hip joint discomfort can arise from structures inside the joint or structures surrounding the hip joint. It joins legs with torso of the body‚ the thigh bone femur swivels in the joint made of pelvic bones‚ this constitution is like a socket and comprises area and really much less fluid in it. This socket like structure is known as acetabulum. Any damage or infection fills this area with fluid or blood which restricts the free motion of the head of the femur causing soreness‚ stiffness‚ and even
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