J Korean Fract Soc.  1989 Nov;2(2):269-273. 10.12671/jksf.1989.2.2.269.

Delayed Femoral Neck Fracture in Interlocking Intramedullary Nailed Femur: A case report

• Rowe SM
• Moon ES
• Song EK
• Jung ST

• KMID: 2311779
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1989.2.2.269

Abstract

We report an uncommon complication following interlocking intramedullary nailing of the femur: delayed femoral neck fracture after 5 months of unevenful postoperative course. He was a 47-year-old laborer with good quality of bone, nevertheless he sustained femoral neck fracture after minor fall on the ground. We thought that loss of bone elasticity caused by interlocked nail in the whole femoral shaft including intertrochanteric portion made stress concentration on the femoral neck to develop a fracture with minor magnitude of traumatic force.

Keyword

Interlocking IM nailing; Femoral neck fracture

MeSH Terms

Elasticity
Femoral Neck Fractures*
Femur Neck*
Femur*
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Humans
Middle Aged