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An elderly woman falls and fractures her hip. What anatomical structures are most likely to be injured with this type of accident?

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The hip fractures are mostly occur with the older people having age above 60. This is due to the calcium loss as the people ages. So, as the age of people increases as a result their bones become more thinner.

There are certain areas which likely to be injured with this type of accident such as femoral neck fracture and Intertrochanteric hip fracture.

femoral neck fracture is mostly associated with older people. This type of fracture is related to the osteoporosis. Ideally, there is a complication with this type of fracture.

Intertrochanteric hip fracture is comparatively easy to repair.

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