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Femoral Neck Fractures

Jillian Kazley  1 , Kaushik Bagchi  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Femoral Neck Fractures

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Hip fractures are common injuries, especially seen in the elderly in the emergency setting. It is also seen in young patients who perform in athletics or high-energy trauma. Immediate diagnosis and management are required to prevent threatening joint complications. In the United States, the economic burden of hip fractures is amongst the top 20 expensive diagnoses, with approximately 20 billion dollars spent on the management of this injury. It is estimated there will be approximately 300,000 cases of hip fractures annually in the United States by the year 2030.

Femoral neck fractures are a specific type of intracapsular hip fracture. The femoral neck connects the femoral shaft with the femoral head. The hip joint is the articulation of the femoral head with the acetabulum. The junctional location makes the femoral neck prone to fracture. The blood supply of the femoral head is an essential consideration in displaced fractures as it runs along the femoral neck.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Jillian Kazley declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Kaushik Bagchi declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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