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Cheese Cloth Sling Due To Broken Arm. Excessive Sleeping, Confusion. Worried

My mother 91 years old fell in the middle of the nite and broke her arm. She was taken to hospital by ambulance, they gave her a cheese cloth sling and sent her home. Afew days later \i noticed she was'nt walking properly, so I took her back to hosp. then she was admitted for two weeks..My concern now is that she sleeps so much and seems confused at times.
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Hello,

Elderly persons are Osteoporotic and their bones are weak.
They are prone to multiple fracture during fall.
The most commonest fracture is neck of the femur fracture.
The fall may be associated with head injury which may be producing the confusion.
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Cheese Cloth Sling Due To Broken Arm. Excessive Sleeping, Confusion. Worried

Hello, Elderly persons are Osteoporotic and their bones are weak. They are prone to multiple fracture during fall. The most commonest fracture is neck of the femur fracture. The fall may be associated with head injury which may be producing the confusion.