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Neck of femur fracture history and symptoms

Introduction

Overview

Overview

A positive history of pain, deformity, and restricted hip movements is suggestive of neck of femur fracture.

History and Symptoms

History and Symptoms

  • Symptoms of neck of femur fracture include pain, deformity, and restricted hip movements. 

History

Patients with neck of femur fracture may have a positive history of:[1][2][3][4][5]

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of neck of femur fracture include:

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of neck of femur fracture include:

References

References

  1. ↑ Handoll HH, Parker MJ (2008). “Conservative versus operative treatment for hip fractures in adults”. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (3): CD000337. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000337.pub2. PMID 18646065.
  2. ↑ Shivji FS, Green VL, Forward DP (2015). “Anatomy, classification and treatment of intracapsular hip fractures”. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 76 (5): 290–5. doi:10.12968/hmed.2015.76.5.290. PMID 25959941.
  3. ↑ Rockwood, Charles (2010). Rockwood and Green’s fractures in adults. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9781605476773.
  4. ↑ Azar, Frederick (2017). Campbell’s operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN 9780323374620.
  5. ↑ Rashidifard CH, Romeo NM, Muccino P, Richardson M, DiPasquale TG (2017). “Palliative Management of Nonoperative Femoral Neck Fractures With Continuous Peripheral Pain Catheters: 20 Patient Case Series”. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 8 (1): 34–38. doi:10.1177/2151458516683226. PMC 5315249. PMID 28255509.

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