title: Atraumatic bilateral femoral neck fractures in a premenopausal female with hypovitaminosis D.
abstract: Bilateral femur neck fractures in young adult patients are very rare in atraumatic circumstances. We report a young premenopausal female with osteomalacia secondary to vitamin D deficiency and spontaneous bilateral femur neck fractures. Patients had no reported risk factors for osteomalacia but hypovitaminosis D was noted on laboratory evaluation. Osteomalacia secondary to low serum levels of vitamin D may lead to stress and fragility fractures. Identification and treatment of at risk patients may decrease the incidence of stress fractures and its possible complications.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paraliticci
authors.forename: Rodriguez
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: David Rodríguez-Quintana
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dávila
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Otero-López
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000150:complications*; D017697:Premenopause; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications*