PowerBook dropped, now it won't accept a charge

My mother just dropped her 15" PowerBook (oops!). It had a little zip drive in the USB port two spaces down from where the power cord plugs in, and the computer landed essentially on top of that. As a result, the outer case is dented a little, the USB slot looks bent (inside, where things slot in), as does the slot where the power cord goes. We can still very easily plug her adapter into this slot, but no light comes on at all. We've tried using her adapter with my computer, my adapter with her computer, etc, so we've narrowed it down to it being a problem with her PowerBook (not really surprising). Does anyone have any ideas of what might be going on? Is there anything we can do about it here at home? If we have to take it in for repairs, how much might this cost? Also, are there any chargers out there on the market that might let us use her computer without having to use the power cord slot?
Many thanks in advance, I've always received lots of help from the users on this board, and I thank you all for it.

The powerboard may be damaged.
The place where the AC adapter plugs in is actually a small riser board. If this is damaged it can be replaced, but needs the bottom case, and shield removing so is a laborious process.

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