Femoral Fractures

Question 1

What predisposes a femoral fracture?

Answer 1

OA

Osteomalacia

Question 2

What is the actual cause of a femoral fracture?

Answer 2

Trauma

Question 3

What does the leg present like o/e?

Answer 3

Externally rotated and shortened

Question 4

What is a serious complication of femoral head fracture?

Answer 4

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head

Question 5

What artery is affected in AN of the femoral head?

Answer 5

Medial circumflex femoral artery

Question 6

How does AN of the femoral head present on x ray?

Answer 6

Crescent sign

Question 7

What is the classification of femoral neck fractures?

Answer 7

Intra/extra capsular

Garden classification

Question 8

What is garden’s classification?

Answer 8

Type 1 = incomplete fracture
Type 2 = complete fracture no displacement
Type 3 = complete fracture <50% displacement
Type 4 = complete fracture >50% displacement

Question 9

What are the anatomical descriptions of femoral fractures?

Answer 9

Subcapital
Transcervical
Intratrochanteric
Subtrochanteric
Greater trochanter
Lesser trochanter