The Pelvic Girdle
7. The Skeletal System / The Pelvic Girdle / Problem 5
Mrs. Johnson, an 80-year-old woman, recently experienced a fall at home and sustained a hip fracture. She is admitted to the hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. The orthopedic surgeon determines that she has a displaced intracapsular fracture of the left femoral neck.
Identify the specific type of hip fracture Mrs. Johnson has.
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