ABSTRACT
Some statistics 70 000 to 75 000 hip fractures per year in the UK Mortality: 10% at one month, 20% at three months, 30% at one year. This is linked to the fact that neck of femur (NOF) fractures occur very often following a fall due to an ‘event’ (i.e. atrial fibrillation (AF), cerebrovascular accident (CVA), sick sinus syndrome). (NICE guideline published in June 2011)
Summarise the case. This is a relatively young obese patient who sustained a fracture of her neck of femur, the circumstances of which are unknown but could be linked to an acute event as this woman has multiple comorbidities.
