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Question 2971
Which of the following types of neck of femur fractures typically occurs at the femoral head/neck junction and is considered an intracapsular fracture?
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Pelvis series
The pelvis series is comprised of an anteroposterior (AP) with additional projections based on indications and pathology. The series is used most in emergency departments during the evaluation of multi-trauma patients due to the complex anatomy the AP projection covers.
The pelvis series examin...
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Femur
The femur (plural: femora) is the longest, most voluminous and strongest bone in the human body.
Gross anatomy
It is composed of the upper extremity, body and lower extremity and provides several muscular origins and insertions.
Proximal portion
The upper extremity is composed of the head, n...
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Subcapital fracture
Subcapital fracture is the most common type of intracapsular neck of femur fracture. The fracture line extends through the junction of the head and neck of femur.
Classification
Although many classifications are proposed Garden classification and Pauwel classification are generally followed fr...
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Occult fracture
Occult fractures are those that are not visible on imaging, most commonly plain radiographs and sometimes CT, either due to lack of displacement or limitations of the imaging study. There may be clinical signs of a fracture without one actually being seen. MRI or nuclear medicine studies are som...
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Shenton line
Shenton line is an imaginary curved line drawn along the inferior border of the superior pubic ramus (superior border of the obturator foramen) and along the inferomedial border of the neck of femur. This line should be continuous and smooth1.
Interruption of the Shenton line can indicate (in...
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Fracture description (summary approach)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Fracture description allows an individual to accurately determine fracture type and communicate important information to colleagues without the use of the radiograph. Practicing fracture description is important and using a...
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Hip (horizontal beam lateral view)
The horizontal beam lateral hip radiograph or shoot through hip is in the purest terms the orthogonal view of the neck of the femur to the AP projection 1.
Indications
The projection is used to assess the neck of the femur in profile during the investigation of a suspected neck of femur fractu...
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Total hip arthroplasty
Total hip arthroplasty (THA), also known as total hip replacement (THR), is an orthopaedic procedure that involves the surgical excision of the femoral head and cartilage of the acetabulum and replacement of the joint with articulating femoral and acetabular components. It is a commonly performe...
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Osteonecrosis of the femoral head
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head, previously known as avascular necrosis (AVN) of the hip, is the most common site for osteonecrosis, presumably due to a combination of precarious blood supply and high loading when standing.
Idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head epiphysis in children (...
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Hanging chin sign
The hanging chin sign, also known as the chin-on-chest sign, is a radiological sign appreciated on plain chest radiographs in a geriatric (≥65 years of age) patient population.
The sign describes when, on a plain chest radiograph, the mandible projects over one or more ribs 1,2. This sign is cl...
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Investigation of hip injury (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Hip injury is an important, but relatively uncommon reason to present to emergency services. As with other traumatic presentations, age distribution is bimodal with high-energy trauma in the younger population and potential...
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Femur series
The femur series is comprised of an anteroposterior (AP), and lateral radiograph. The series is utilised to asses for abnormalities pertaining to the shaft of the femur (often requested when fringe abnormality is seen on hip or knee radiographs). It is not an effective series to assess for a nec...
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Coxa vara
Coxa vara describes a hip deformity where the femoral neck-shaft angle is decreased, usually defined as <120°.
Pathology
It can be congenital or acquired. The common mechanism in congenital cases is a failure of the medial growth of the physeal plate 3.
Aetiology
The aetiology of coxa vara...
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Femur series (paediatric)
The femur series for paediatrics is comprised of an anteroposterior (AP), and lateral radiograph. The series is utilised to assess for abnormalities pertaining to the shaft of the femur (often requested when fringe abnormality is seen on hip or knee radiographs). It is not an effective series to...
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Pelvic radiograph (checklist)
The pelvic radiograph checklist is just one of the many pathology checklists that can be used when reporting to ensure that you always actively exclude pathology that is commonly missed; this is particularly helpful in the examination setting, e.g. the FRCR 2B rapid-reporting.
Plain radiograph
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Proximal femoral fractures (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Proximal femoral fractures are a heterogeneous group of fractures that occur in and around the hip. The commonest type of fracture in this region is the femoral neck fracture.
They can occur anywhere between the joint surf...
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Subcapital femoral neck fracture
Published
27 Feb 2011
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CT
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Pelvic radiograph (an approach)
Pelvic radiographs are a mainstay radiographic examination in trauma imaging. The standard radiographic exam is an AP pelvis, however more specialised projections can be requested to answer specific clinical questions. For a list of the specialised views see the pelvis series article.
Systemati...
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Subcapital femoral neck fracture
Published
10 Jan 2019
92% complete
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