Hip and Femur Fractures
OrthoSouth's Specialists Can Get You Up and Walking Again
It is unfortunately very common for patients over the age of 60 years old to sustain a fall that can result in a fracture of the top part of the femur (hip bone). This is known as a hip fracture. Car accidents or falls of ladders can also cause this. Many times, patients with a hip fracture cannot get up and walk after the incident and are taken to the hospital.
Our hip specialists at OrthoSouth can get you up and walking again after a hip fracture. We have a variety of way to treat hip fractures, but each patient and individual fracture pattern is different. Screws, rods (called an intramedullary nail), and even hip hemiarthroplasty (half hip replacement), to total hip replacement are a few of the options we offer.
Physical therapy is often times needed to restore strength and maintain balance, and OrthoSouth offers a variety of therapies in the Physical Therapy department to help with this.
To read more about hip replacement, visit our Joint Replacement page.
