Bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fractures in pregnancy

Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi. 2014;25(1):60-2. doi: 10.5606/ehc.2014.13.

Abstract

Bilateral femoral neck insufficiency fracture due to osteomalacia in pregnancy is an extremely rare condition. In this article, we report a 22-year-old female case with bilateral femoral neck fractures in whom the diagnosis was delayed due to the avoidance of ionising radiation and managing hip complaints by conservatively in pregnancy. She was treated surgically with internal fixation using cannulated screws and received medical treatment for vitamin D deficiency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Density Conservation Agents / administration & dosage
  • Calcium Compounds / administration & dosage*
  • Cholecalciferol / administration & dosage*
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Femoral Neck Fractures* / diagnosis
  • Femoral Neck Fractures* / etiology
  • Femoral Neck Fractures* / physiopathology
  • Femoral Neck Fractures* / surgery
  • Femur Neck / pathology
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods*
  • Fractures, Stress* / diagnosis
  • Fractures, Stress* / etiology
  • Fractures, Stress* / physiopathology
  • Fractures, Stress* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Osteomalacia* / diagnosis
  • Osteomalacia* / drug therapy
  • Osteomalacia* / etiology
  • Osteomalacia* / physiopathology
  • Osteomalacia* / surgery
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications* / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications* / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy Complications* / etiology
  • Pregnancy Complications* / physiopathology
  • Pregnancy Complications* / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / blood
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / complications*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / diagnosis

Substances

  • Bone Density Conservation Agents
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Cholecalciferol