Almost all hip fractures require hospitalization and surgical repair. Rehabilitation is leading to earlier mobility and weight bearing. Fallers with fractures were compared with a sample of nonfracture fallers. First women who fall on or near the hip. They are protected if the momentum of the fall is broken by grabbing support or hitting an object before landing.
Older fallers are less likely to use a hand to break a fall because of declining strength.
They are less likely to have fallen on a hand. A hard landing surface is related to fracture. Falling from greater or less than standing height is not significant, but taller women are at greater risk. Falling to the side or straight down substantially increases the risk of hip fracture. Women with hip fractures did not walk slower than women with wrist fractures and were not any more likely to have their injury caused by falling down stairs.