Subcapital femoral neck fracture in patients with HIV and osteonecrosis of the femoral head

BACKGROUND: Osteonecrosis of the femoral head generally presents with collapse of the femoral head. A small subset of patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head, however, have been described in various case reports as presenting with subcapital femoral neck fracture instead. METHODS: The three cases presented were gathered retrospectively from the National Joint Registry in Malawi. RESULTS: We present three case reports of patients with HIV who suffered atraumatic subcapital femoral neck fractures in the setting of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. DISCUSSION: Patients with subcapital femoral neck fractures and osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the setting of HIV represent a unique population with diagnostic and management dilemmas that require careful consideration.

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Main Authors:	Tompkins,M, Mkandawire,NC, Harrison,J
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Medpharm Publications 2010
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1681-150X2010000400009
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