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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul 22;49(5):540-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2014.07.004. eCollection 2014 Sep-Oct.

Bilateral spontaneous fracturing of the femoral neck in a patient with renal osteodystrophy

Flavio Luís Garcia  1 , Renato Bellini Dalio  2 , Arthur Tomotaka Sugo  2 , Celso Hermínio Ferraz Picado  1
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Case Reports

Bilateral spontaneous fracturing of the femoral neck in a patient with renal osteodystrophy

Flavio Luís Garcia et al. Rev Bras Ortop. .

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

We report a case of bilateral fracturing of the femoral neck in a patient with renal osteodystrophy who was treated by means of osteosynthesis. In this type of patient, there is a need to remain watchful for the possibility of occurrences of spontaneous fracturing of the femoral neck, even if the initial radiographic examination is normal.

Relatamos um caso de fratura bilateral do colo femoral em paciente com osteodistrofia renal tratada com osteossíntese. Nesse tipo de paciente, é necessário estar atento à possibilidade de ocorrência de fraturas espontâneas do colo femoral, mesmo com exame radiográfico inicial normal.

Keywords: Fracture fixation; Fractures of the femoral neck; Renal osteodystrophy.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Initial anteroposterior radiograph on the pelvis. No fracture was identified.
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Fig. 2
Anteroposterior radiograph on the pelvis, 5 days after the initial examination, showing incomplete bilateral fracturing of the femoral neck (arrows).
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Fig. 3
Anteroposterior radiograph on the pelvis, 5 months after the osteosynthesis, showing consolidation of the fractures.
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