• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · May 2015

    Case Reports

    Femoroacetabular impingement inducing non-union of a femoral neck fracture: a case report.

    • C G Lenz, P O Zingg, A F Kamath, and C Dora.
    • Orthopaedic Department, Balgrist Hospital, University of Zurich, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland, christopher.lenz@balgrist.ch.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2015 May 1;135(5):601-5.

    IntroductionWe describe a case in which femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) was identified as the cause of non-union of a femoral neck fracture and the subsequent treatment strategy.Materials And MethodsRetrospective review of a 35-year-old patient, without any risk factors for non-union, who sustained a femoral neck fracture. Pre-existing FAI was identified as the cause for the non-union of the femoral neck fracture, with successful treatment of the non-union according to established arthroscopic treatment of the hip.ResultsAfter treatment of the FAI, the non-union healed uneventfully within 3 months.ConclusionsFAI may be a less common but potential cause of delayed union or non-union in the setting of femoral neck fracture in the young.

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