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California Broken Hip Attorneys

A hip fracture or broken hip is a serious, but unfortunately, very common injury that often requires hospitalization for mending the bone. Elderly people are most vulnerable to hip fractures and more than 300,000 Americans are admitted to the hospital for broken hip injuries annually in the United States.

These injuries can occur in many different ways. Among the elderly, slipping and falling is usually the cause for the fracture. Hip fractures can also happen among younger people when they fall down, are involved in an auto accident or physical assault. Almost always, a hip fracture requires hospitalization. Statistics show that only a quarter of hip fracture patients will make a full recovery. Almost half will require nursing home care and use a cane or walker and about 25 percent over 50 years of age are likely to die within 12 months of the injury as a result of complications.

The average cost of hip fracture care is $26,912 per patient, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, 220,000 total hip replacement surgeries were performed in the United States in 2003.

Hip fractures are of two types:

• Femoral Neck Fractures: This is when the ball of the ball-and-socket hip joint is fractured off the thigh bone or femur
• Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures: This occurs just below the neck of the thigh bone. These are usually easier to repair than femoral neck fractures.

Hip injuries can also occur in frontal motor vehicle crashes when the knees of the drivers or front passengers strike the lower instrument panel, also known as the knee bolster. Recent research also shows that "lower extremity injuries" such as hip fractures are more common in frontal crashes these days because crash protective devices such as airbags reduce the incidence of head and chest injuries. Knee, thigh and hip injuries are now the most frequent in auto accidents - about 14,000 a year - and also among the costliest for the injured.

At Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen, our San Jose broken pelvis attorneys have over three decades of experience in winning hip fracture injury cases, for numerous clients across Northern California. We know that hip fractures are very often caused by someone's negligence - whether it's at a supermarket or nursing home or a distracted driver on the freeway. A hip injury can turn your life upside down hindering your mobility, pushing your medical expenses way up when you have no way to work or earn the money you need.

We will fight for your legal rights and peace of mind. Our Northern California broken hip attorneys are aggressive, efficient and sympathetic. Call us immediately for a free consultation.