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Method and Instrumented Fixture for Femoral Fracture Testing in a Sideways Fall-on-the-Hip Position
Published on: August 17, 2017
Femoral insufficiency fracture related to bisphosphonate use
Misha S Choudry1, Anjali Daniel2, Thor Stead3
1Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, FL, USA.
Abstract:
This case report details the symptoms, diagnostic results, and surgical treatment of a 66-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department complaining of excruciating pain in her right leg after being injured while doing Pilates. After an accident involving a ball during a Pilates exercise, the patient reported feeling pain. Upon physical examination, the right leg was found to be shortened and externally rotated, with the foot's sensation and mobility unaffected. A displaced proximal subtrochanteric femur fracture was detected via plain film radiography.
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