Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (Oct 2014)

Bilateral spontaneous fracturing of the femoral neck in a patient with renal osteodystrophy,

  • Flavio Luís Garcia,
  • Renato Bellini Dalio,
  • Arthur Tomotaka Sugo,
  • Celso Hermínio Ferraz Picado

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rboe.2014.07.004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 49, no. 5
pp. 540 – 542

Abstract

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We report a case of bilateral fracturing of the femoral neck in a patient with renal osteodystrophy who was treated by means of osteosynthesis. In this type of patient, there is a need to remain watchful for the possibility of occurrences of spontaneous fracturing of the femoral neck, even if the initial radiographic examination is normal.

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