Bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures in pregnancy.

Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical Faculty of Karadeniz Teknik University, Trabzon, Turkey.

Published: February 2016

Bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fracture due to osteomalacia in pregnancy is an extremely rare condition. In this article, we report a 22-year-old female case with bilateral femoral neck fractures in whom the diagnosis was delayed due to the avoidance of ionising radiation and managing hip complaints by conservatively in pregnancy. She was treated surgically with internal fixation using cannulated screws and received medical treatment for vitamin D deficiency.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5606/ehc.2014.13DOI Listing

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