Successful treatment for bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures: a rare lesion case report and an updated review of the literature

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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Main Authors: Xu-yi Tan, Ting Lei, Guan-bao Wu, Hai-en Luo, Gang Huang, Can-yu He, Min Lu, Peng-fei Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Insufficiency fractures
Femoral neck fracture
Bilateral
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3107-x

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