I heard we got it backwards - people fall and break a hip, but really they break hip + THEN they fall...true?

Answer 1

I don't know. It depends on how hard you fall and how strong your bones are.

Answer 2

What you hear pertains to osteoporosis, or brittle bones disease.(Not Peanut brittle) which often effects the elderly. There are however young people with osteoporosis as well. That is often the case the femur breaks and they fall, or they fall and the femur breaks. what happens first is not important but to get care for the leg should be of major importance

Answer 3

Actually it could happen either way. A weak bone could fracture, causing the fall, but the elderly are also much more prone to falls in general. When they fall for another reason (infection, hypotension, low blood sugar, weakness, etc) they are also at great risk for breaking a bone at that time.

Answer 4

Typically that is true ... the hip breaks inside due to calcification of the bone and then you fall because it is no longer strong enough to hold you up.

This is why it is so important to nourish your body properly and as you get older, eat foods that will provide you with the needed calcium for bones and/or supplement your daily regimine in order to at least maintain your bone strength.

Also weight bearing exercise is good for development of strong bones and muscles.

Answer 5

Yes it's possible to break hip then fall. That happens to people with brittle bones, usually elderly.

Answer 6

It a frequent event in elderly americans with weak pelvic bones. The stress of movement causes the pelvis to fracture, resulting in a fall. Generally due to osteoporosis