Management of an unusual intra- and extra-capsular subcapital femoral neck fracture.
Femoral neck fractures are common in the elderly after low-energy falls. They are broadly grouped into either intracapsular or extracapsular fractures. We report an unusual subcapital femoral neck intra-extracapsular fracture and discuss the management of such a case with its inherent problems.
Lakshmanan
Palaniappan
P
Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK. lakunns@gmail.com
Peehal
Jeetender Pal
JP
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome