Ipsilateral intertrochantric and femoral head fracture without dislocation of the hip. Potentially misleading radiograph: a case report and review of literature

Abstract

Background: Traumatic femoral head fracture without dislocation with ipsilateral intertrochanteric fracture is an extremely rare injury and has not been reported in the literature.

Case report: We reported a case of simultaneous ipsilateral femoral head and intertrochantric fracture without dislocation of the hip in a 74-year-old woman. The patient presented with a history of road traffic accident. Radiographs and computerised tomography scans revealed a right intertrochantric fracture and femoral head fracture without dislocation of the hip.

Conclusions: The case was managed by uncemented modular bipolar arthroplasty using LINK reconstruction prosthesis. In the case report we described this unusual pattern, mechanism of injury, and management of such cases.