In the elderly, it usually occurs due to simple falls or osteoporosis (bone melting) , and in young people, it usually occurs due to trauma such as falls, skiing accidents, traffic accidents. Osteoporosis, that is, osteoporosis, is more common especially in women after menopause, old age. This is the reason why a significant proportion of hip fractures that occur during the period are common in women.
The bone, which has lost its healthy structure and strength, can easily break as a result of an elderly patient tripping and falling at home. Reflexes that develop with age slow down and muscle Decrease in strength and sometimes irregular blood pressure make people more susceptible to falling and therefore to the risk of fracture.
Whatever the reason, if the bone is displaced in a hip fracture, it is quite easy to diagnose, the patient himself or his relatives. Even people can notice this situation. Because the patient cannot walk and with every movement he makes, there is sudden and very severe pain in the hip. However, if there is no slippage in the fracture, the patient can walk, albeit with a limp, and may not feel very severe pain. For a definitive diagnosis, we need examination, x-ray images and, if necessary, tomography.
A diagnosed hip fracture requires immediate intervention, especially in our elderly patients. Because the metabolism of an elderly body that is bedridden is rapidly damaged. If they have chronic illnesses, they become increasingly severe. The patient is dragged into a rapid process of physical and spiritual deterioration. This process usually results in the loss of the patient.
Thanks to the technological and technical developments in prosthetic surgery, we can easily treat elderly patients with hip fractures, regardless of their age (including those over 80 and 90 years of age). We can perform prosthetic surgery. 24 hours after the prosthetic surgery, we immediately get our patients up and walking with the help of a walker, even if they are very old. These walking exercises both accelerate the patient's recovery process and increase the patient's morale.
Our primary goal in hip replacement is to relieve the patient from bedriddenness as soon as possible, regardless of age. It is to save him and make him walk as healthy as before. The only solution for this is surgical treatment. Thanks to prostheses that have a lifespan of 30 years with the developing technology, our patients have a healthy hip joint for many years.
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