Avascular necrosis of the femoral head as sequela of fracture of the greater trochanter. A case report and review of the literature
After a fall from a tree, a 12-year-old boy sustained a fracture of the greater trochanter and was subsequently treated by open reduction. Twenty months after surgery, the hip developed to a flexion contracture, limb-length discrepancy, a collapsed, irregular-shaped femoral head with sclerotic areas...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1993-09, Vol.294 (294), p.193-195 |
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Zusammenfassung: | After a fall from a tree, a 12-year-old boy sustained a fracture of the greater trochanter and was subsequently treated by open reduction. Twenty months after surgery, the hip developed to a flexion contracture, limb-length discrepancy, a collapsed, irregular-shaped femoral head with sclerotic areas, and a metaphyseal cyst. A growing child with avascular necrosis of the femoral head after fracture of the greater trochanter seems not to have been reported in the English language literature. |
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ISSN: | 0009-921X |
DOI: | 10.1097/00003086-199309000-00026 |