St. Petersburg Accident Blog

A Slip and Fall Can Cause A Broken Hip No Matter Your Age

Most people associate a broken hip with the elderly.  However, when you slip and fall, it doesn’t matter how old you are – you have the potential to break your hip.

A hip fracture is painful.  Some of the signs of a broken hip include pain in the hip or groin area, inability to put weight on a leg, hip stiffness, bruising or swelling and a shorter leg on the injured side of the hip.  Even if you are not experiencing these specific symptoms, you should still be checked out by a doctor following a slip and fall or trip and fall accident.

To determine if you have sustained a hip fracture, the doctor will order an x-ray.  The x-ray will show the extent of the damage to the hip or other affected area.  Surgery is the usual treatment for a broken hip, but there are alternatives for people who are unable to have surgery due to medical reasons.

In rare cases, a broken hip can lead to fatal complications.  People have been known to suffer from bedsores, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, muscle wasting and blood clots following a hip fracture.  If a blood clot becomes lodged in a pulmonary artery, the outcome can be deadly.

If you have been injured in a slip and fall accident, you need to contact an experienced injury attorney in St. Petersburg.  Call the Law Offices of William K. Saron at (727) 345-4566 or (866) 836-4947.