title: Bilateral femoral neck stress fracture following bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a case report.
abstract: In the treatment of degenerative knee arthritis, total knee arthroplasty is a commonly performed surgery. After knee replacement, stress fractures at lower extremity may rarely occur due to changes in lower extremity alignment and biomechanical axis. We report an 82-year-old woman with a bilateral femoral neck stress fracture 3 years after bilateral total knee replacement. Physicians should be aware of this rare complication and these fractures should be treated without any surgical delay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. selamicakmak2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Selami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.forename: Mahir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahiroğulları
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kürklü
authors.forename: Cemil
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yıldız
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications