A 55-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after stepping in a hole and falling. While assessing him the nurse notes that his right leg is shorter than his left leg; his right hip is deformed and he is in acute pain. What would the nurse suspect has happened to this patient?

A 55-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after stepping in a hole and falling. While assessing him the nurse notes that his right leg is shorter than his left leg; his right hip is deformed and he is in acute pain. What would the nurse suspect has happened to this patient?



A) Subluxated right hip

B) Fractured right hip

C) Right pelvic fracture

D) Traumatic dislocation of right hip



Answer: TRAUMATIC DISLOCATION OF RIGHT HIP


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