Hip fracture surgery Hip fracture surgery is done to repair a
break in the upper part of the thigh bone. The thigh bone is
called the femur. It is part of the hip joint. See also: Hip
pain You may receive general anesthesia before this surgery.
This means you will be unconscious and unable to feel pain. You
may have spinal anesthesia. With this kind of anesthesia,
medicine is put into your back to make you numb below your
waist. The type of surgery you have depends on the kind of
fracture you have. If your fracture is in the neck of the femur
(the part just below the top of the bone) you may have a hip
pinning procedure. During this surgery: - You lie on a special
table. This allows your surgeon to use an x-ray machine to see
how well the parts of your hip bone line up. - The surgeon makes
a small incision (cut) on the side of your thigh. - Special
screws are placed to hold the bones in their correct position. -
This surgery takes 2 - 4 hours. If you have an intertrochanteric
fracture (the area below the femu