Late subcapital fracture of the neck of the femur--a rare complication of Ender nailing.
This appears to be the first report of a late subcapital fracture of the femoral neck after Ender nailing. The contributing factors are stress concentration and osteomalacia. The understanding of this late complication is helpful to the use of Ender nail in stable fixation of selected cases of trochanteric fractures.
D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D013314:Stress, Mechanical