Ewha Med J.  1988 Mar;11(1):59-63. 10.12771/emj.1988.11.1.59.

Postirradiation Fracture of the Femoral Neck: A Case Report

• Choi KH
• Kang CN
• Wang JM
• Roh KJ
• Lee CS

• KMID: 1965744
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12771/emj.1988.11.1.59

Abstract

Postirradiation fracture of pelvis and femoral neck is a rare complication of malignant carcinoma of pelvic organs. According to Leabhart and Bonfiglio(1961), femoal neck fracturare after radiotherapy of pelvic organ carcinoma is about 1.5% among the involved patients and the common sites of primary neoplasms are cervix, uterus, ovary and urethra in order. Acase of 53-year-old female with postirradiation femoral neck fracture was treated at department of orthopedic surgery, Ewha womans University Hospital after 5,000 rad. of radiotherapy for the treatment of urethral malignancy.

MeSH Terms

Cervix Uteri
Female
Femoral Neck Fractures
Femur Neck*
Humans
Middle Aged
Neck
Orthopedics
Ovary
Pelvis
Radiotherapy
Urethra
Uterus