Consequences of femoral neck fractures in the elderly

The consequences of femoral neck fracture in the elderly should be analyzed from two aspects: 1. If there is no surgical intervention, it is possible that the fracture will not heal or delayed healing or deformed healing, which will lead to the loss of hip function and may not be able to stand and walk, as well as the function of the hip joint in all directions will be limited, resulting in long-term bed rest; 2. 3, may appear pneumonia, long-term bed rest, the lungs into the air dust can not be timely discharge, so it will be long-term stimulation of the bronchial tube wall, will cause pneumonia; 4, lead to urinary system infection, mainly also long-term bed rest and urine storage, as well as due to bed rest urine and stool need to solve in bed, may be due to unhygienic perineum; 5. A large amount of bone loss, thus leading to osteoporosis; 6. The formation of deep vein thrombosis, the most serious consequence is that after the elderly are bedridden for a long time, due to their own physiological function decreases, thus leading to organ failure, affecting the quality of life and affecting life. Therefore, it is recommended that if an elderly person is unfortunate enough to suffer a femoral neck fracture after a fall, prompt medical attention is recommended. If there are no special contraindications to surgery, early replacement of artificial hip joint is recommended, which can restore the function of the hip joint and reduce the occurrence of complications by getting down to the ground early.