Neck of femur fracture causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2]
Overview
Overview
The most common cause of neck of femur fracture is trauma in form of motor vehicle accident and fall.
Causes
Causes
The most common cause of neck of femur fracture is trauma in form of motor vehicle accident and fall.[1][2][3][4][5]
Life-threatening Causes
- There are no life-threatening causes of neck of femur fracture, however complications resulting from neck of femur fracture is common.
Common Causes
Common causes of neck of femur fracture may include:
- Trauma (motor vehicle accident and fall)
Less Common Causes
Less common causes of neck of femur fracture include conditions that predisposes to fracture:
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | Osteoporosis and osteopenia. |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | Osteoporosis and osteopenia. |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | Fall on an outstretched hand. |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order:
References
References
- ↑ Azar, Frederick (2017). Campbell’s operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN 9780323433808.
- ↑ Ramponi DR, McSwigan T (2018). “Tibial Plateau Fractures”. Adv Emerg Nurs J. 40 (3): 155–161. doi:10.1097/TME.0000000000000194. PMID 30059369.
- ↑ Rockwood, Charles (2010). Rockwood and Green’s fractures in adults. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9781605476773.
- ↑ Sheikh HQ, Hossain FS, Aqil A, Akinbamijo B, Mushtaq V, Kapoor H (2017). “A Comprehensive Analysis of the Causes and Predictors of 30-Day Mortality Following Hip Fracture Surgery”. Clin Orthop Surg. 9 (1): 10–18. doi:10.4055/cios.2017.9.1.10. PMC 5334018. PMID 28261422.
- ↑ Moten M, Mussa M, Naqvi S, Kulkarni S (2017). “A rare case of a non-traumatic neck of femur fracture in a 17-year-old boy associated with vitamin D deficiency”. BMJ Case Rep. 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-219385. PMID 28385787.
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