Successful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures: a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literature
Abstract Background The incidence of insufficiency fracture (IF) at femoral neck is low, accounting for about 5% of all insufficiency fractures, and IF at bilateral femoral neck is less common with more occurrence in athlete or serviceman. With the aging of populations, more cases of bilateral femor...
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| author | Xu-yi Tan Ting Lei Guan-bao Wu Hai-en Luo Gang Huang Can-yu He Min Lu Peng-fei Lei |
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| description | Abstract Background The incidence of insufficiency fracture (IF) at femoral neck is low, accounting for about 5% of all insufficiency fractures, and IF at bilateral femoral neck is less common with more occurrence in athlete or serviceman. With the aging of populations, more cases of bilateral femoral neck IF have occurred recently, while the standard clinical treatment still remains lacking due to the complexity of these patients. Case presentation A 55-year-old male patient complained pain in his bilateral hip, with no history of trauma, glucocorticoid hormone consumption or radiotherapy, and imaging examination revealed fracture nonunion and shortening in his left femoral neck, and double fracture line on the right femoral neck. The patient received a cementless THA for the left femoral neck fracture and conservative treatment for the right side, followed by Elcatonin injection and oral administration of Carbonate D3 Granules. After 4 months of fellow-up, the patient presented improved functional scorings in bilateral hip joints, with no signs of prothesis infection or loosening. Conclusion We present a rare case of bilateral femoral neck IF in a middle-aged male and the treatment is successful. The timely CT and MRI examinations of bilateral hip joints for patients was necessary for orthopedists to select proper therapeutic regimen. In addition, the choice for therapeutic regimen of bilateral femoral IF should not only be based on the professional judgement of orthopedists, but also on the wishes of patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41bd149f16384c5baaf60bf3a45c4c232022-12-21T18:11:04ZengBMCBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders1471-24742020-02-012111610.1186/s12891-020-3107-xSuccessful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures: a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literatureXu-yi Tan0Ting Lei1Guan-bao Wu2Hai-en Luo3Gang Huang4Can-yu He5Min Lu6Peng-fei Lei7Affiliated First Hospital of Hunan University of TCMXiangya Hospital of Centre-south UniversityAffiliated Hospital of Hunan Academy of Chinese Medical ScienceAffiliated Hospital of Hunan Academy of Chinese Medical ScienceAffiliated Hospital of Hunan Academy of Chinese Medical ScienceAffiliated Hospital of Hunan Academy of Chinese Medical ScienceAffiliated First Hospital of Hunan University of TCMXiangya Hospital of Centre-south UniversityAbstract Background The incidence of insufficiency fracture (IF) at femoral neck is low, accounting for about 5% of all insufficiency fractures, and IF at bilateral femoral neck is less common with more occurrence in athlete or serviceman. With the aging of populations, more cases of bilateral femoral neck IF have occurred recently, while the standard clinical treatment still remains lacking due to the complexity of these patients. Case presentation A 55-year-old male patient complained pain in his bilateral hip, with no history of trauma, glucocorticoid hormone consumption or radiotherapy, and imaging examination revealed fracture nonunion and shortening in his left femoral neck, and double fracture line on the right femoral neck. The patient received a cementless THA for the left femoral neck fracture and conservative treatment for the right side, followed by Elcatonin injection and oral administration of Carbonate D3 Granules. After 4 months of fellow-up, the patient presented improved functional scorings in bilateral hip joints, with no signs of prothesis infection or loosening. Conclusion We present a rare case of bilateral femoral neck IF in a middle-aged male and the treatment is successful. The timely CT and MRI examinations of bilateral hip joints for patients was necessary for orthopedists to select proper therapeutic regimen. In addition, the choice for therapeutic regimen of bilateral femoral IF should not only be based on the professional judgement of orthopedists, but also on the wishes of patients.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3107-xInsufficiency fracturesFemoral neck fractureBilateralCase report |
| spellingShingle | Xu-yi Tan Ting Lei Guan-bao Wu Hai-en Luo Gang Huang Can-yu He Min Lu Peng-fei Lei Successful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures: a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literature BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Insufficiency fractures Femoral neck fracture Bilateral Case report |
| title | Successful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures: a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literature |
| title_full | Successful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures: a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Successful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures: a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures: a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literature |
| title_short | Successful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures: a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literature |
| title_sort | successful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literature |
| topic | Insufficiency fractures Femoral neck fracture Bilateral Case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3107-x |
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