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Femoral neck and bilateral scapular fractures in a 19-year-old male due to tetany. A case report

Femoral neck and bilateral scapular fractures in a 19-year-old male due to tetany. A case report Arch Osteoporos (2008) 3:39–42 DOI 10.1007/s11657-008-0020-6 CASE REPORT Femoral neck and bilateral scapular fractures in a 19-year-old male due to tetany. A case report Alexander N. Mavrodontidis & George I. Mataliotakis & Vasilios A. Kontogeorgakos & Dimitrios Pafilas & Alexander E. Beris Received: 17 October 2008 /Accepted: 27 October 2008 / Published online: 20 November 2008 The Author(s) 2008. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract Introduction Summary A case of simultaneous bilateral scapula fractures and a femoral neck fracture of the right hip suffered during The femoral neck is a biomechanically vulnerable area and hypocalcemic convulsions in a 19-year-old male is pre- therefore a common site of fractures when the bone is sented. The medical history, the treatment, and his latest subjected to unusual loads as it is in the case of high energy follow-up are reported. The treatment approaches of such trauma. Although the latter is the most common scenario, such fractures in renal osteodystrophy patients are discussed. unusual loads can be generated by excessive muscle contrac- Case report A case of simultaneous bilateral scapula tions as well. This could happen during epileptic convulsions fractures and a femoral neck fracture of the right hip http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Osteoporosis Springer Journals

Femoral neck and bilateral scapular fractures in a 19-year-old male due to tetany. A case report

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Arch Osteoporos (2008) 3:39–42 DOI 10.1007/s11657-008-0020-6 CASE REPORT Femoral neck and bilateral scapular fractures in a 19-year-old male due to tetany. A case report Alexander N. Mavrodontidis & George I. Mataliotakis & Vasilios A. Kontogeorgakos & Dimitrios Pafilas & Alexander E. Beris Received: 17 October 2008 /Accepted: 27 October 2008 / Published online: 20 November 2008 The Author(s) 2008. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract Introduction Summary A case of simultaneous bilateral scapula fractures and a femoral neck fracture of the right hip suffered during The femoral neck is a biomechanically vulnerable area and hypocalcemic convulsions in a 19-year-old male is pre- therefore a common site of fractures when the bone is sented. The medical history, the treatment, and his latest subjected to unusual loads as it is in the case of high energy follow-up are reported. The treatment approaches of such trauma. Although the latter is the most common scenario, such fractures in renal osteodystrophy patients are discussed. unusual loads can be generated by excessive muscle contrac- Case report A case of simultaneous bilateral scapula tions as well. This could happen during epileptic convulsions fractures and a femoral neck fracture of the right hip

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