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Though anyone can fracture their femoral neck, it’s considerably more common in elderly adults who have poor bone density. More than 90 percent of these fractures occur in people older than 50.
Since the first report of this injury pattern by Delaney and Street in 1953, [1] the late diagnosis of occult femoral neck fracture associated with ipsilateral femoral shaft fracture has been ...
A 35-year-old man presented to our institution 6 weeks after a motorcycle collision. During this accident, he sustained a right femoral shaft fracture that was managed with closed reduction and ...
A 26-year-old man who was in a motorcycle crash arrived at the ED with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T. Following stabilization in the trauma bay, trauma scans were obtained.The patient sustained ...
A recent large trial (Fixation Alternatives in the Treatment of Hip Fractures [FAITH]), in which 1079 patients with a femoral-neck fracture (729 patients with a nondisplaced fracture and 350 with ...
Causes of a Femoral Neck Fracture Falls account for > 90% of cases in persons over 50 years. It usually affects elderly people who have weak bones. It is common occurrence with the first snowfall ...
Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Femoral neck fracture'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.
Case 8. J. McG., a 69-year-old man, received on November 11, 1941, a McMurray osteotomy for a nonunited fracture of the left femoral neck, performed by the preliminary Kirschner-wire technic.
Figure 1A. AP pelvis showing cancellous lag screw fixation of a nondisplaced femoral neck fracture. Figure 1B. Lateral view of the femur in the same patient showing retrograde-inserted IM nail in ...
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