Among the factors predisposing to the occurrence of a hip fracture, the following are distinguished:

- osteoporosis and osteopenia,
- age and sex of the patient (hip fractures are the domain of older people and more often affect women than men, which results from hormonal disorders during menopause, which adversely - - affect the condition of the skeleton),
- neoplastic diseases (bone tumors),
- congenital fragility / fragility of bones,
- endocrine disorders,
- taking anti-inflammatory steroid drugs,
- malnutrition,
- lack of regular physical activity.

The choice of the method of surgical treatment depends on the type of fracture, the extent of the injury, age and activity of the patient. Depending on these factors, the following are performed:

- anastomosis of broken bone fragments with the use of screws or nails,
- reposition and internal stabilization with the use of dynamic hip screw (DHS),
- arthroplasty, i.e. replacement of a damaged fragment of the femur with an artificial element. The endoprosthesis may be partial (replacement of one joint member) or complete (replacement of both joint members).

Rehabilitation should last until the patient reaches the normative values ​​in clinical trials and locomotion tests. The patient's full load on the lower limb takes place approximately 12 weeks after the procedure.