Avascular necrosis of the femoral head following intertrochanteric fracture

M Liebergall; Y Mattan; A Peyser; J Y Margulies

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head following intertrochanteric fracture

Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 1993 Winter;52(2):50-1.

Authors

M Liebergall¹, Y Mattan, A Peyser, J Y Margulies

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem.

PMID: 8443557

Abstract

Two cases are reported of avascular necrosis of the femoral head occurring as a late complication of an intertrochanteric fracture. The cases are presented to emphasize the importance of including this condition in the differential diagnosis of any late clinical deterioration following such an injury.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Causality
Female
Femur Head Necrosis / diagnostic imaging*
Femur Head Necrosis / epidemiology
Femur Head Necrosis / etiology
Hip Fractures / complications*
Hip Fractures / surgery
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Radiography