Title of article :
Femoral Neck Fracture in a Three-Year-Old Child; Case Report
Author/Authors :
Ghaffari, Salman Orthopedic research center - Mazandaran university of medical science, Sari, Iran , Razavipour, Mehran Orthopedic research center - Mazandaran university of medical science, Sari, Iran , Shayestehazar, Masoud Orthopedic research center - Mazandaran university of medical science, Sari, Iran , Ghadiri, Abolfazl Orthopedic research center - Mazandaran university of medical science, Sari, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Femoral neck fracture is a rare complication that compromise less than 1% of the all
children's fractures. There are different systems to classify it. The Delbet classification system is the most
common system for describing femoral neck fractures in children, identifying its variants helps predict
complications and make medical decisions. Our aim in this study is to introduce a rare form of femoral
neck fractures associated with displacement in children that is not in any of the common categories.
Case Presentations: The patient is a 3-year-old girl with a right femoral neck fracture due to an accident.
At first, a closed reduction was performed under General anesthesia, but because of failure, open surgery
was performed. During the operation, a detached piece of the superior part of the femoral neck along with
physis, was seen apart from other parts, which after reduction was fixed by two pins. at the end, aSpica
cast was used and eventually, after two days, the child was discharged in a good general condition.
Conclusion: Since our report introduces a new type of femoral neck fracture in children that is not in the
Delbet classification, it is suggested that this type of fracture be added to the classification.
Keywords :
Close reduction , Delbet classification , Femoral neck fracture
Journal title :
International Journal Of Medical Investigation