EMT Trauma Practice Test 2025 – Comprehensive Exam Prep

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Displaced fractures of the proximal femur are characterized by:

A flexed hip joint and inward thigh rotation

Hip joint extension and external leg rotation

Lengthening and internal rotation of the leg

Shortening and external rotation of the leg

Displaced fractures of the proximal femur are characterized by shortening and external rotation of the leg. This is due to the pulling of the muscles and the displacement of the fractured bone, resulting in the limb appearing shorter and rotated outward. This presentation is a common clinical finding in patients with proximal femur fractures.

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