title: Subtrochanteric femur fracture after removal of screws for femoral neck fracture in a child.
abstract: Displaced femoral neck fractures are rare in children and are associated with a high rate of complications. Subtrochanteric fractures after cannulated screw fixation of femoral neck fractures in adults are well recognized, and there are several reports on the topic. However, there are no reports on complications related to hardware or subtrochanteric fractures after removal of the screws in the treatment of femoral neck fractures in children. Here we report the case of a 10-year-old boy who sustained a subtrochanteric fracture after the screw removal and healing that followed a femoral neck fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea. skspos@dsmc.or.kr.
authors.forename: Kwang Soon
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Si Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male