Atraumatic Diplaced Bilateral Femoral Neck Fracture in a Patient with Hypophosphatemic Rickets in Postpartum Period: A missed diagnosis

Highlights • There are very few cases reported in the literature about simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fracture. • Simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fractures are seen more frequently in elderly patients because of the reduction of bone quality and osteoporosis. • For patients with bone metabo...

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Published inInternational journal of surgery case reports Vol. 28; pp. 321 - 324
Main Authors Uzun, Erdal, Günay, Ali Eray, Kızkapan, Turan Bilge, Mutlu, Mahmut
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016
Elsevier
Subjects
Bilateral
Case Report
Femoral neck fracture
Rickets
Spontaneous
Surgery
Total hip arthroplasty
femoral neck fracture
total hip arthroplasty
case report
Rickets
spontaneous
bilateral
Femoral neck fracture
Bilateral
Case report
Spontaneous
Total hip arthroplasty
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Summary:Highlights • There are very few cases reported in the literature about simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fracture. • Simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fractures are seen more frequently in elderly patients because of the reduction of bone quality and osteoporosis. • For patients with bone metabolic diseases and/or the patients in pregnancy and postpartum period, preventive measures should be increased to reduce the risk of pathologic fracture. • Admitting to the hospital we must be more careful about detecting fractures in these patients.
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ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.028