title: A low-energy femoral shaft fracture from performing a yoga posture.
abstract: The femoral shaft is rarely the site of a low-energy fracture in a healthy individual. The vast majority of these fractures are due to major trauma such as motor vehicle accidents. Although low-energy femoral shaft fractures do occur, they are typically in patients with osteoporotic bone, or prosthesis related. In this case report, we present a man in his late 30s who was practising a specific yoga stance when he experienced a femoral shaft fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moriarity
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.
authors.forename: Prasad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ellanti
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland.
authors.forename: Niall
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hogan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018483:Diaphyses / Q000293:injuries; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography; D015013:Yoga