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Review
. 1994 Mar;23(3):257-60.

Subcapital fracture complicating fixation of an intertrochanteric fracture from osteomyelitis

L J Lombardi  1 , D J Cleri, P R Goldhagen, J B Halligan
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  • PMID: 8022647
Review

Subcapital fracture complicating fixation of an intertrochanteric fracture from osteomyelitis

L J Lombardi et al. Orthop Rev. 1994 Mar.

Abstract

Subcapital fractures after open reduction and internal fixation of intertrochanteric hip fractures have not previously been attributed to osteomyelitis. We report a unique case of a 63-year-old man with isolated subclinical osteomyelitis of the femoral neck causing ischemic necrosis and subcapital fracture after sliding screw plate fixation of an ipsilateral intertrochanteric fracture.

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