title: Bilateral femoral neck fracture in a child: a 17-year follow-up.
abstract: A long-term follow-up of bilateral femoral neck fracture is presented. The patient sustained the injury in a road accident at the age of five. Both fractures were Delbet type III. Three days after the injury, open reduction and internal fixation were performed. A hip spica cast was applied for 8 weeks. Follow-up radiographs show uneventful healing, with no avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The initial shortening of the right proximal femur persisted. The left femur shows extensive remodeling of the femoral head toward valgus. The patient is painless and currently does some sports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. mazurek.gda@wp.pl
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mazurek
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorczyński
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceynowa
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function