Threading the Needle: Intrapelvic Displacement of a Femoral Neck Fracture through the Obturator Foramen

Autor: Gautham Prabhakar, Nicholas Kusnezov, Nicholas Rensing, Amr Abdelgawad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Orthopedics, Vol 2018 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6749
2090-6757
DOI: 10.1155/2018/2506187
Popis: Despite timely and appropriate management, displaced femoral neck fractures are often devastating injuries for the young patient. The risk of negative sequelae is further amplified with increasing displacement and vertical fracture patterns. Open anatomic reduction with rigid internal fixation is essential to maximize the healing potential in displaced fractures of the femoral neck. Successful primary osteosynthesis of significantly displaced femoral neck fractures in the young patient has been reported in the literature. We present a unique case of open reduction and internal fixation of a high-energy femoral neck fracture with extrusion of the head through the obturator foramen into the pelvis without associated acetabular or pelvic injury.
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