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Your movement may be limited, but your options don't have to be. See how other patients conquered their pain and get started on your own journey to recovery.

Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski
Inspirational college coach and DePuy joint recipient.

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"It's not worth living with pain."

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"It's not worth living with pain."

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"Hi, I'm Mike Krzyzewski, coach of Duke University's Men's Basketball team. If you could take a journey to move better, live better, why wouldn't you? I did when I had joint replacement surgery.

"I'm here to tell you that you have two opponents. Pain and lack of mobility. Pain can get you down every day. Lack of mobility can lead to decreased speed and loss of endurance. With speed and endurance loss, you don't stay competitive and you spend energy just trying to catch up. But you've got to fight your opponents to stay in the game.

"I know it isn't always easy. There was a part of me that thought of stopping, giving up coaching altogether. I would never have won two Olympic team medals and four NCAA Championships if I hadn't had my surgeries.

"Now, I don't have to overcompensate for injury and pain. I'm more active than before, I have relief from pain and I'm even quicker on my feet. People say I look better now. Do you want your life back the way it should be? You have two choices, a continued downward spiral or take action.

"So don't let the injury win. You don't need to live in pain. That's why I want to encourage you to empower yourself. Get educated, develop a personal treatment plan with your doctor, build a team of support and commit to reclaiming your life. Remember, this is a major event in your life—treat it as such. What you put into it will multiply for you at the end of the journey."
 

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overview

A hip fracturefractureA disruption of the normal continuity of bone. refers to a break in the bones of the leg or pelvispelvisThe massive cup-shaped ring of bone in the lower half of the trunk, formed of the hip bone on either side and ... that make up the hip jointjointThe junction or articulation of two or more bones that permits varying degrees of motion between the bones.. Doctors classify hip fractures according to their location.

Hip Joint Anatomy Illustration

femoral neck fractures
These fractures occur in the boneboneThe hard tissue that provides structural support to the body. It is primarily composed of hydroxyapatite cryst... that connects the head and long shaft of the leg bone (femurfemurThe long bone of the thigh.). These fractures can harm or cut off the blood supply to the ball portion of the hip joint.
There are three different types of femur neck fractures. In an impacted type 1 fracture, both fracture fragments are pushing up against one another. A type 2 fracture is undisplaced and the fragments have not shifted. The type 3 fractures are displaced and the fragments have moved.  
 
intertrochanteric fractures
Intertochanteric fractures occur in the leg bone between the greater and lesser trochanters. These fractures occur outside the joint capsulejoint capsuleThe sac that encloses a joint, formed by an outer fibrous capsule and an inner synovial membrane. and are the most common type of hip fracture.1 The outlook for healing is good in an otherwise healthy person. 
 
subtrochanteric fractures
A subtrochanteric fracture occurs in the long bone running through the thigh.

Femoral Neck Fracture, Intertrochanteric Fracture and Subtrochanteric Fracture

 

 

 

Fractures of the hip socket (acetabulumacetabulumA cup-shaped depression on the external surface of the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits. The sock...) usually result from high-impact injuries. They can be life-threatening and generally require surgical repair.

reference

1 Hip fracture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_fracture. Accessed on Sept. 19, 2010.

May 15 2012 - 19:17:49