The role of computerized tomography in the diagnosis of an occult femoral neck fracture associated with an ipsilateral femoral shaft fracture: case report.
We report a nondisplaced femoral neck and head fracture diagnosed acutely by CT scanning. This case illustrates the potential benefits of an acute femoral neck/head CT scan in obtunded polytrauma patients with high-energy femoral shaft fractures.
Hughes
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Department of Orthopedics, Rochester General Hospital, New York.
Voit
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Kates
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005270:Femur Head / Q000293:injuries; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed