Femoral Neck Fracture with Avascular Necrosis.

J Nucl Med Technol

David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California; and.

Published: March 2023

Hip fractures are common in the aging population, with complications such as avascular necrosis. We describe a case of an 85-y-old woman with early avascular necrosis as a complication from femoral neck fracture discovered on routine bone densitometry screening.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.122.264354DOI Listing

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