title: Emergency department evaluation and treatment of hip and thigh injuries.
abstract: This article reviews the clinical and diagnostic evaluation of patients with injuries to the hip and thigh. The history and physical examination, appropriate imaging strategies, complications and associated injuries, analgesia, treatment, and appropriate patient disposition are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rudman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McIlmail
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D003161:Compartment Syndromes; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D025981:Hip Injuries; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D004204:Joint Dislocations; D009221:Myositis Ossificans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods; D059408:Pain Management; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology