You're treating a patient who experienced a fracture to her appendicular skeleton. Treatment of which of the following bones is indicated?

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The appendicular skeleton includes the bones of the limbs (arms and legs) and the girdles (shoulder and hip), so a fracture to the hip (which is part of the hip girdle) would require treatment. The skull and vertebral column are part of the axial skeleton and a fracture to the spine, while part of the appendicular skeleton, would require more specificity as there are many individual vertebrae in the spine.

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