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'''Hip fractures''' are [[fractures ]] of the [[proximal femur]].
==Detection==
[[File:X-ray of mildly compressed hip fracture, annotated.jpg|thumb|[[Projectional radiography|X-ray]] shows a suspected mildly compressed hip fracture, as incongruity of the cortex.]]
{{Fracture detection on X-ray}}
Also have a glance at the projected [[pelvic bones]].
===Further imaging===
If findings are equivocal of a fracture, or there is a strong clinical suspicion despite a normal X-ray, further imaging can be done with CT and/or MRI:
;Case 1:
Continued from X-ray above:
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File:CT of mildly compressed hip fracture, annotated.png|[[CT scan]] confirms the diagnosis, in this case as a radiolucent line.
File:X-ray of Hansson pins for mildly compressed hip fracture.jpg|The patient was treated with Hansson pins.
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{{Further|X-ray of the hip#Prostheses and other orthopedic fixations}}
;Case 2:
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File:X-ray of subtle compressive hip fracture.jpg|thumb|In this case, a hip fracture appearing as a subtle subcapital radiodense line.
File:CT of subtle compressive hip fracture.jpg|Subsequent [[CT scan]] of the same case as above. The cortex is coherent, which is atypical of a fracture.
File:T1 TSE MRI of hip fracture.jpg|Subsequent T1-weighted turbo spin echo [[MRI]] confirms a fracture, as the surrounding bone marrow has low signal from edema.
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==Classification==
