An unusual course of femoral head necrosis complicating an intertrochanteric fracture in a child.
Necrosis of the femoral head following intertrochanteric fracture occurred in a ten-year-old boy. A good anatomic and functional result was obtained by two years of nonweight-bearing. The case illustrates the importance of careful clinical and radiographic follow-up examination in children with intertrochanteric fractures.
D002648:Child; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014910:Wheelchairs