Bilateral stress fractures of femoral neck in non-athletes: a report of four cases. 2013

Monappa-A Naik, and Premjit Sujir, and Sujit-Kumar Tripathy, and Sandeep Vijayan, and Shamsi Hameed, and Sharath-K Rao
Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Femoral neck stress fractures (FNSFs) are rare, constituting only 5% of all stress fractures in young adults. These fractures are usually seen in athletes, military recruits and patients with underlying metabolic diseases. The treatment of FNSFs is still controversial because of the inherent complications associated with the treatment procedure. We came across 4 cases of bilateral FNSFs in non-athletic individuals who were manual labourers without underlying bony disorders. Two patients with FNSFs and coxa vara deformity on both sides were managed by subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy and dynamic hip screw fixation. One of the remaining two patients was treated by cannulated cancellous screw fixation on one side and subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy on the other side. The fourth patient received subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy on one side and bipolar hemiarthroplasty on the other side after failed cannulated screw fixation. All the fractures healed without any complications. No evidence of avascular necrosis or arthritis was noted in our series. Subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy restores normal neck-shaft angle in patients suffering from FNSFs combined with coxa vara deformity. Moreover, it helps to bring the forces acting around the hip to normal biomechanical levels, leading to fracture union and better results. Replacement arthroplasty is recommended to patients who fail to achieve bony union after fixation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010027 Osteotomy The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed) Osteotomies
D001863 Bone Screws Specialized devices used in ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY to repair bone fractures. Bone Screw,Screw, Bone,Screws, Bone
D005260 Female Females
D005265 Femoral Neck Fractures Fractures of the short, constricted portion of the thigh bone between the femur head and the trochanters. It excludes intertrochanteric fractures which are HIP FRACTURES. Femur Neck Fractures,Femoral Neck Fracture,Femur Neck Fracture
D005593 Fracture Fixation, Internal The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. Osteosynthesis, Fracture,Fixation, Internal Fracture,Fixations, Internal Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Internal,Fracture Osteosyntheses,Fracture Osteosynthesis,Internal Fracture Fixation,Internal Fracture Fixations,Osteosyntheses, Fracture
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D015775 Fractures, Stress Fractures due to the strain caused by repetitive exercise. They are thought to arise from a combination of MUSCLE FATIGUE and bone failure, and occur in situations where BONE REMODELING predominates over repair. The most common sites of stress fractures are the METATARSUS; FIBULA; TIBIA; and FEMORAL NECK. Fatigue Fractures,Fractures, Fatigue,Fractures, March,Stress Fractures,Bone Stress Reaction,Insufficiency Fractures,Micro Fractures,Microfractures,Stress Reaction, Bone,Bone Stress Reactions,Fatigue Fracture,Fracture, Fatigue,Fracture, Insufficiency,Fracture, March,Fracture, Micro,Fracture, Stress,Fractures, Micro,Insufficiency Fracture,March Fracture,March Fractures,Micro Fracture,Microfracture,Stress Fracture

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