Ipsilateral femoral neck and trochanter fracture

Ipsilateral fractures in the neck and trochanteric region of the femur are very rare and seen in elderly osteoporotic patients. We present a case of a young man who presented with ipsilateral fracture of the femoral neck and a reverse oblique fracture in the trochanteric region following a motor veh...

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Autores principales: Neogi, Devdatta S, Ajay Kumar, K V, Trikha, Vivek, Yadav, Chandra Shekhar
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3004088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21221230
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.54765
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Sumario:Ipsilateral fractures in the neck and trochanteric region of the femur are very rare and seen in elderly osteoporotic patients. We present a case of a young man who presented with ipsilateral fracture of the femoral neck and a reverse oblique fracture in the trochanteric region following a motor vehicle accident. A possible mechanism, diagnostic challenge, and awareness required for identifying this injury are discussed.

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