Presentation
Left hip pain and inability to bear weight after a fall.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Transcervical femoral neck fracture
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Displaced left transcervical femoral neck fracture.
From the case:
Transcervical femoral neck fracture
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Confirms displaced left transcervical femoral neck fracture.
From the case:
Transcervical femoral neck fracture
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Left dynamic hip screw and cannulated screw with anatomic alignment of the transcervical fracture. The intramedullary nail was placed to fix a distal femoral shaft fracture (not shown
Case Discussion
Transcervical fractures are one of three types of femoral neck fractures: the other two are subcapital and basicervical. Because transcervical fractures are intracapsular, they may interrupt the blood supply to the femoral head, resuting in avascular necrosis.
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