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World J Orthop. Oct 18, 2024; 15(10): 973-980
Published online Oct 18, 2024. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i10.973
Published online Oct 18, 2024. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i10.973
Time | Clinical finding | Treatment |
Two hours before hospital admission | Pain in the chest, back, and right hip, as well as mobility impairment resulting from a car accident | Ambulance to hospital |
The day of admission | A compression fracture of the 8th thoracic vertebra, a right femoral head fracture (pipkin III, Figure 1A), a right femoral neck fracture (AO/OTA B2.3, Figure 1B), a right intertrochanteric fracture (AO/OTA A1.1, Figure 2A-C), and a posterior dislocation of the right hip | The patient underwent right tibial tubercle traction and received various symptomatic treatments |
The 7th day of admission | Ipsilateral fractures of the femoral head, femoral neck, and intertrochanteric region | Operation |
3 days after the operation | The wound was slightly deep and the right lower limb was swollen | Start isometric training of the quadriceps while in bed |
1 week after the operation | The pain in the wound had begun to ease and the swelling in the lower limbs had been reduced | Knee joint flexion and extension exercises were initiated |
1 month after the operation | X-rays and CT scans indicated that the fracture was not displaced and that the internal fixation remained secure | Walk with crutches |
1 year after the operation | X-rays and CT scans demonstrated that the fractures had healed and no signs of avascular necrosis of the femoral head or osteoarthritis | The patient could already walk normally |
- Citation: Yu X, Li YZ, Lu HJ, Liu BL. Treatment of a femoral neck fracture combined with ipsilateral femoral head and intertrochanteric fractures: A case report. World J Orthop 2024; 15(10): 973-980
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v15/i10/973.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v15.i10.973