Symptoms of a femoral neck fracture.
A femoral neck fracture is one of the most common and serious injuries of the musculoskeletal system, especially in elderly people. Surgeons, traumatologists, and many other doctors, such as gerontologists, encounter the diagnosis of this injury. In almost 95% of cases, a correct diagnosis can be made without using an X-ray machine. Sometimes, I arrive at a call as a gerontologist and need to figure out what to do next with this patient who was still walking yesterday but is lying down today.
What are the symptoms and signs of a femoral neck fracture?
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One of the typical manifestations of a femoral neck fracture is the so-called «stuck heel» sign...





