Inclusion Criteria:  1. All adult (18 years old or older) hip fracture patients presenting with an acute hip fracture and undergoing operative fixation  Exclusion Criteria:  Polytrauma patients Previous operation on the ipsilateral hip Patients with coagulopathies (Factor V Leiden, Sickle Cell Anemia, Etc.) Patients with < 6-month history of thromboembolic event (DVT/PE), Stroke, Cardiac Stents, or Myocardial Infarction (MI) History of seizure disorder Patients on birth control Pregnant Women Prisoners Active thromboembolic disease (DVT/PE, MI, Stroke)