随着社会老龄化，骨质疏松引起髋部骨折的发生率增高，髋部骨折制动所引起的并发症是老人致残和死亡的主要原因。
把卷尺围在臀部最丰满的位置。利用股骨作为指引。这部分应该要紧密地量度。
1·A runaway horse had trampled on him and broken his hipbone.
一匹脱缰的马从他身上踏过，踩断了他的髋骨。
2·She broke her hipbone two years ago, and now could not move around easily.
两年前她伤了髋骨，现在移动很不方便。