Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Hip and groin pain" and "Society guideline links: General fracture and stress fracture management in adults".)
International
United States
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on acute hip pain – Suspected fracture (revised 2018)
Europe
●European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES): Recommendations on hip fractures (2015)
United Kingdom
●Association of Anaesthetists: Guideline for the management of hip fractures 2020 (published 2021)
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Clinical guideline on hip fracture − Management (2011, updated 2017)
●NICE: Quality standard on hip fracture in adults (2012, updated 2017)
Australia-New Zealand
Japan
●[In Japanese] Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA)/Japanese Society for Fracture Repair (JSFR): Femoral neck/trochanteric fracture clinical practice guidelines, revised 2nd edition (2011)