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I had an accidental fall at the s.e.c.c while at a concert and broke my hip. does it need to be pinned?

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Fracture hip need to: Be fixed.Some fracture around the hip like avulsion fracture may be dose not need fixation.Ask your doctor.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Dr. John Michalski answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Hip fracture: Each fracture has it's own personality. A femoral head, femoral neck, intertroch, subtroch, and some acetabular fractures should be fixed. Some small avulsion fractures of the lesser troch, greater troch, and pubis may be treated conservatively.

Answered 4/7/2013

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