The role of computerized tomography in the diagnosis of an occult femoral neck fracture associated with an ipsilateral femoral shaft fracture: case report

Hughes, S.S.; Voit, G.; Kates, S.L.

Journal of Trauma 31(2): 296-298

1991


ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5282
PMID: 1994099
Document Number: 386241
We report a nondisplaced femoral neck and head fracture diagnosed acutely by CT scanning. This case illustrates the potential benefits of an acute femoral neck/head CT scan in obtunded polytrauma patients with high-energy femoral shaft fractures.

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