Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and driving without a helmet, seatbelt, and safety gear greatly increases the risk of getting involved in a motor vehicle accident and sustaining a fracture.įemur fractures can lead to serious medical complications depending on the extent of the injury, such as: Participation in any contact sports greatly increases the risk of femur fracture from any direct or indirect severe blow that may happen while playing.
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Recreational or professional sports players.Performing repetitive physical activities such as marching, running, jumping, dancing, or skating increases the risk of femur fracture due to the impact on weight-bearing bones. Rickets, Paget disease of bone, marble bone disease (osteopetrosis), osteomalacia, osteogenesis imperfecta, and fibrous dysplasia increases the risk for femur fracture due to the reduction of total bone mass and bone mineral density from calcium metabolism disturbance. People with osteoporosis are prone to any kind of fracture even in the strongest weight-bearing bone such as the femur due to the loss of bone density. Loss of muscle mass or deconditioning contributes to muscle and bone weakness. Being underweight or malnourished contributes to bone loss and increases risk of broken bones. Poor eyesight, coordination, and judgement of accidents also contribute to the risk with very old and young children.
This is also common among infants and children due to their weak and underdeveloped bones. Femur fractures are common among older adults as their bones tend to be weaker and brittle.
There are certain factors that increases the risk of sustaining a femur fracture such as: Metabolic bone diseases such as rickets, Paget disease of bone, marble bone disease (osteopetrosis), osteomalacia, osteogenesis imperfecta, and fibrous dysplasia cause various deformities or abnormalities of bones. Osteoporosis is a silent disease that weakens the bones causing them to lose strength and break easily. Over time tiny cracks usually develop in the weight-bearing bones such as the femur and cause fractures. This can also be seen among new military recruits who experienced a sudden increase in impact activity. Stress fractures are caused by overuse or repetitive force on weight-bearing bones like long-distance running, jumping, and skating. Women and children are the most common victims of this abuse. Traumatic violence is usually an isolated event that is associated with other injuries. This is considered as an open fracture that requires more time to heal especially with retained bullet fragments. High-energy injuries such as gunshots can cause severe damage to the surrounding tissues and penetrate the bones causing fractures. An indirect or direct severe blow from competitive or recreational playing of a contact sport may result in a femur fracture. This also includes being hit by a car while walking or crossing the street. This is the most common cause of femur fracture due to high-impact collision. High-impact falls or even a low-force trauma can cause a femur fracture among old adults and children due to their weak and underdeveloped bones.
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