A woman aged 60 yrs suffers a fall; her lower limb is extended and externally rotated; likely diagnosis is:
An aged woman presents with extended & externally rotated lower limb following a fall indicates fracture of neck of femur. Ref: Essential Ohopedics By Maheshwari 2nd Edition, Page 197 ; Apley's System of Ohopaedics and Fractures, 8th Edition, Page 685
Neck of femur fracture
Interochanteric femur fracture
Posterior dislocation of hip
Anterior dislocation of hip