A low-energy femoral shaft fracture from performing a yoga posture

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Oct 9:2015:bcr2015212444. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212444.

Abstract

The femoral shaft is rarely the site of a low-energy fracture in a healthy individual. The vast majority of these fractures are due to major trauma such as motor vehicle accidents. Although low-energy femoral shaft fractures do occur, they are typically in patients with osteoporotic bone, or prosthesis related. In this case report, we present a man in his late 30s who was practising a specific yoga stance when he experienced a femoral shaft fracture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diaphyses / injuries
  • Femoral Fractures / diagnostic imaging*
  • Femoral Fractures / etiology*
  • Femoral Fractures / surgery*
  • Femur / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Posture
  • Radiography
  • Yoga*