Which findings are commonly associated with a hip fracture?

Which findings are commonly associated with a hip fracture?

• A. Bruising, tenderness, swelling, and visible deformity
• B. Numbness of toes
• C. Jaundice
• D. Rash on trunk

Answer: (A)

Hip fractures typically produce local signs around the hip: bruising, tenderness to touch, swelling, and often a visible deformity. Bruising comes from bleeding into the soft tissues, tenderness reflects pain from bone and tissue injury, swelling is from inflammation and edema, and deformity appears when the fracture is displaced, often with the leg shortened and rotated outward. These findings are most commonly seen because they directly reflect the acute trauma to bone and surrounding tissues. Numbness of the toes would suggest nerve involvement or compromised blood supply, which is not a typical feature of a straightforward hip fracture. Jaundice points to liver or systemic issues, not an acute hip injury, and a trunk rash would be unrelated to a fracture and suggests a dermatologic or systemic condition instead.

Hip fractures typically produce local signs around the hip: bruising, tenderness to touch, swelling, and often a visible deformity. Bruising comes from bleeding into the soft tissues, tenderness reflects pain from bone and tissue injury, swelling is from inflammation and edema, and deformity appears when the fracture is displaced, often with the leg shortened and rotated outward. These findings are most commonly seen because they directly reflect the acute trauma to bone and surrounding tissues.

Numbness of the toes would suggest nerve involvement or compromised blood supply, which is not a typical feature of a straightforward hip fracture. Jaundice points to liver or systemic issues, not an acute hip injury, and a trunk rash would be unrelated to a fracture and suggests a dermatologic or systemic condition instead.