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Published 2 March 2009
Cite this as: BMJ Case Reports 2009 [doi:10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0564]
Copyright © 2009 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

Unusual association of diseases/symptoms

Unable to weight-bear: a common presentation in emergency department that always needs thorough assessment: a case report

Ansar M Hayat, Sanjay Kumar

South Tyneside District Hospital, Emergency Department, Harton Lane, South Shields, South Shields NE34 0PL, UK

Correspondence to:
Ansar.Hayat{at}doctors.org.uk

SUMMARY

Femoral neck fracture in young individuals with an unusual mechanism of injury is uncommon. We report a case of grade 3 fracture in young adults without significant trauma. This case reinforces the need for a thorough assessment of the hip joint even after an apparently trivial mechanism of injury.


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