Spontaneous fracture of the femoral neck in preexisting avascular necrosis of femoral head in sickle cell disease
【Abstract】 Avascular necrosis of the femoral head is a known complication of femoral neck fracture but on the contrary, femoral neck fracture in a case of preexisting avas-cular necrosis is a very rare phenomenon. We present a case study of a 47 year old Iraqi male who developed spon-taneous ipsi...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Chinese Journal of Traumatology |
| Online Access: | http://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/320 |