title: Osteomalacia and femoral neck fractures in the elderly patient.
abstract: In a series of over 1000 elderly patients with femoral neck fracture, who were routinely screened by iliac crest bone biopsy, a 2% prevalence of osteomalacia was found. This low figure suggests that osteomalacia is not a significant predisposing factor in the development of these fractures and that routine screening is not cost-effective.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001706:Biopsy; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology