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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Sep 2015
Case ReportsA rare case of bilateral proximal femoral insufficiency fractures after interlocking IM nailing for bilateral atypical femoral shaft fractures.
- Young Sung Kim, Phil Hyun Chung, Suk Kang, Jong Pil Kim, Ho Min Lee, and Han Sol Moon.
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
- Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2015 Sep 1;135(9):1227-32.
AbstractAtypical femoral fractures have unique radiologic and clinical feature. Most commonly used fixation method for atypical femoral fracture is interlocking intramedullary (IM) nailing. The aim of this paper is to document a rare case of a 76-year-old female who sustained bilateral proximal femoral insufficiency fractures after conventional interlocking IM nailing for bilateral atypical femoral shaft fractures without taking history of bisphosphonates. We recommend the routine use of full-length reconstruction or cephalomedullary-type interlocking IM nail for atypical femoral fractures.
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