The complaint of proximal thigh pain in an older client who has fallen leads the nurse to suspect a hip fracture and that the location of the fracture is
A) intracapsular.
B) intratrochanteric.
C) subtrochanteric.
D) the femoral neck.

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Subtrochanteric fractures typically produce pain over the proximal thigh. Groin pain is associated with a femoral neck fracture and pain over the trochanter with an intratrochanteric fracture.

The Complaint of Proximal Thigh Pain in an Older Client