Open Access
American Research Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology
ISSN (Online): 2572-2964
DOI: 10.46568/arjot
Femoral Neck Fracture after Arthroscopic Femoroplasty of the Hip Related with Early Menopause. A Case Report
1Trauma and orthopaedics surgeon, trainee in hip and pelvis surgery,
2,3Trauma and orthopaedics surgeon, Consultant in hip and pelvis surgery
(Clínica Avansalud, Clinica Bicentenario) and 4Trauma and orthopaedics
surgeon, Consultant in hip and pelvis surgery (Clínica Alemana) Santiago
de Chile, Chile.
Flavio Bravo, Dante Parodi, Carlos Tobar, Jonathan Torres, ”Femoral Neck Fracture after Arthroscopic Femoroplasty of the Hip Related with Early Menopause. A Case Report”. American Research Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology; Volume 1, 2016; pp:1-6
Abstract
Hip arthroscopy is a widely used surgical technique to treat several pathologies, among them, hip impingement, which is the main current indication. Major complications haven’t been described thoroughly in literature. One of these major complications is the femoral neck fracture. Its frequency ranges from 0.07% to 1.9% following arthroscopic femoral neck osteochondroplasty for femoroacetabular impingement. A femoral neck fracture was reported after a hip arthroscopy procedure in a patient diagnosed with FAI, treated through osteosynthesis in situ with cannulated screws. Change due to the FAI can be corrected surgically with different techniques, however, arthroscopic treatment is the most commonly used, with lower complications rate and faster rehabilitation. Femoral neck fracture is an infrequent complication, but the risk increases with certain intrinsic patient factors and osteoporosis. Early menopause may predispose to hip fracture in patients undergoing arthroscopic femoroplasty.
Keywords
Hip Arthroscopy - FAI - complications - femoral neck fracture.
