Unusual case of osteosynthesis failure in a hip fracture: side-plate pull-out.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Osteoporotic hip fractures are common in our setting. Poor bone quality favors complications of the osteosynthesis procedures used to treat these patients. Lag-screw cut-out through the femoral head is not uncommon (2%), but pull-out of side plate screws is very unusual. We present the case of a patient with a stable osteoporotic fracture treated by osteosynthesis using a four-hole plate, who presented with a pull-out following a low-energy fall.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Plates
- Equipment Failure
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Hip Fractures
- Osteoporosis
Anatomy
- hip