BACKGROUND Hip fractures are a common type of fragility fracture that afflict 293,000 Americans (over 5,000 per week) and 35,000 Canadians (over 670 per week) annually. Despite the large population impact the optimal fixation technique for low energy femoral neck fractures remains controversial. The primary objective of the FAITH study is to assess the impact of cancellous screw fixation versus...

Seven patients with stress fractures of the femoral neck were treated at the Military Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece between 1972 and 1976. Their average age was 22 years. Stress fractures of the femoral neck are not as common as stress fractures of the metatarsals or tibia and other bones. Intense muscular activity was the main cause of these stress fractures which were only classed as such ...

The study was cleared by the research cell and ethical committee of the institute. Informed and written consent was taken from all patients included in the study. From January 2000 to December 2002, forty-five patients presented to us with fresh (< 3 weeks) femoral neck fractures. Ten patients did not give consent and were not included in the study. Thirty five (M:18: F:17) skeletally mature pa...

We present 2 cases of elderly females presenting with atraumatic, near-vertical (Pauwells grade 3), intracapsular neck of femur fractures. Following diagnosis of osteoporosis on DEXA scans, they had received alendronic acid for 7 and 10 years respectively. Routine blood tests and serum estimations of calcium, vitamin-D and thyroid-stimulating hormone, done at admission, were within the normal r...

Fractures of the proximal femur are a big challenge in traumatology. Rapid strides in implant and instrumentations in quest of ideal fixation of pertrochanteric and subtrochanteric femoral fractures have made various options available like Fixed-angled nail plate, Screw plates, Angled blade plate, Dynamic Hip Screw etc. The present study aims to study the role of standard PFN as a minimal invas...

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INTRODUCTION Treatment of femoral neck fractures in young adults may require total hip arthroplasty or hip hemiarthroplasty using a bipolar cup. The latter can, however, result in migration of the femoral head and poor long-term results. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of femoral head migration after hemiarthroplasty performed for femoral neck fracture that had occurred 22 years earlier, w...

PURPOSE To compare female runners with and without a history of stress fractures to determine possible predictors of such fractures. METHODS 27 female runners (age 18-40 yr) who had had at least 1 stress fracture were matched to a control sample of 32 female runners without a history of stress fractures. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (iDXA). Subje...

INTRODUCTION THE FIRST recorded case of stress fracture of the femoral neck was described by Blecker in 1905. Since then, many isolated cases have been reported, but it was only in the past decade that any large series emerged. In 1962 Jeffrey described eight patients with spontaneous fractures of the neck of the femur, and pointed out that two distinct varieties of the condition occur. Fatigue...

BACKGROUND: Neglected femoral neck fractures in young adults (age &lt;60) pose a major challenge terms of appropriate treatments for each specific condition. AIM: The objective this case report is to explain the presentation neglected and its clinical consequences discuss management disease. CASE PRESENTATION: This presents 14-year-old male with displaced fracture neck, which was successfully m...