title: Bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures in pregnancy.
abstract: Bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fracture due to osteomalacia in pregnancy is an extremely rare condition. In this article, we report a 22-year-old female case with bilateral femoral neck fractures in whom the diagnosis was delayed due to the avoidance of ionising radiation and managing hip complaints by conservatively in pregnancy. She was treated surgically with internal fixation using cannulated screws and received medical treatment for vitamin D deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical Faculty of Karadeniz Teknik University, Trabzon, Turkey. bakiemre61@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet Emre
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Baki
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uygun
authors.forename: Bünyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arı
authors.forename: Hafız
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aydın
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000473:pathology; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D002762:Cholecalciferol