Fractured neck of femur (FNF) is very common in people older than 65 years, and sometimes requires a complicated procedure and expensive medical procedures so it also represents a significant socio-medical problem. Percentage of FNF in nursing homes rises to 40%. For those who have fall there is an increased risk of falling again. In the group of old people who have experienced falls, among them 70% of falls occurred due to tripping and stumbling on a flat surface, of which 60% occurred in a house in which they live. Of all these falls 1-2% had resulted in FNF. About 90% of all femoral fractures in the elderly population, the authors cited, happen when they fall. Since mortality is high among FNF international authors in the literature listed that the fracture is usually a result of suicide, 32% males and 22% in women. Next are injuries in traffic accidents–26% in men and 24% in women. The injury of hip occurred during ordinary fall the mortality was 15% in men and 32% in women. This difference in percentage of mortality in the favor of those with suicide attempts and traffic accidents is likely a result of additional injuries that have occurred on this occasion. This paper describes the most common and most important reasons that cause the fracture of the femoral neck, as well as measures for their prevention.
Key words: femoral neck fracture, osteoporosis, prevention measures.
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