Sorry, Eric, to detract from this thread, but I need to respond to this.
Eric doesn't need people trying to point blame or make such uninformed accusations. I want to set the record straight based on the facts Eric has told us, and hopefully educate people in the process.
She died from what was more than likely a PE - Pulmonary Embolism, or blood clot in the lung. Among many other things, a PE can be caused by a fracture. Unfortunately, it is somewhat likely that the fracture caused this, not "modern medicine - they fix one thing but screw something else while doing it."