Iatrogenic femoral neck fracture: an unusual cause

Authors

  • Ayoub Bouya Department of Orthopaedics, Military Training Hospital Mohamed, University Mohamed V, Rabat
  • Naoufal Elghoul Department of Orthopaedics, Military Training Hospital Mohamed, University Mohamed V, Rabat
  • Omar Zaddoug Department of Orthopaedics, Military Training Hospital Mohamed, University Mohamed V, Rabat
  • Azzelarab Bennis Department of Orthopaedics, Military Training Hospital Mohamed, University Mohamed V, Rabat
  • Mohammed Benchakroune Department of Orthopaedics, Military Training Hospital Mohamed, University Mohamed V, Rabat
  • Ali Zine Department of Orthopaedics, Military Training Hospital Mohamed, University Mohamed V, Rabat
  • Mansour Tanane Department of Orthopaedics, Military Training Hospital Mohamed, University Mohamed V, Rabat
  • Abdeloihab Jaafar Department of Orthopaedics, Military Training Hospital Mohamed, University Mohamed V, Rabat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20193843

Keywords:

Femoral neck, Fracture, Iatrogenic, Intra-medullary nailing

Abstract

The femoral diaphyseal fracture is now commonly treated by intramedullary nailing. The fracture of the femoral neck following this gesture is an exceptional complication of this technique. Rarely reported in the literature, several authors incriminate mainly errors of the introduction point. We report a case of iatrogenic fracture of the femoral neck following an unusual cause.

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Published

2019-08-26

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Bouya, A., Elghoul, N., Zaddoug, O., Bennis, A., Benchakroune, M., Zine, A., Tanane, M., & Jaafar, A. (2019). Iatrogenic femoral neck fracture: an unusual cause. International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics, 5(5), 961–964. https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20193843

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Vol. 5 No. 5 (2019): September-October 2019

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