Fracture Neck of Femur with Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation Insitu: A Rare Case
Published: March 1, 2019 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2019/40081.12636
Sunil Lakshmipura Krishnamurthy, Surendra Umesh Kamath, Rajendra Annappa, Aditya Vardhan Guduru
1. Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India.
3. Assisstant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India.
4. Postgraduate, Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sunil Lakshmipura Krishnamurthy,
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore-575001, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: sunilmurthylk@gmail.com
Hip fractures are common in elderly population due to osteoporosis. Proximal Femur Nail Antirotation (PFNA) system has gained more importance in management of peritrochanteric fractures than conventional Proximal Femur Nail (PFN) due to ease of application and low complication rate. We report a case of a 64-year-old male patient who has sustained fracture neck of femur, seven months’ post PFNA. It’s a rare association to have fracture neck of femur with PFNA insitu and hence reported. Patient treated with removal of implant and hemi-replacement of hip.
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