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Inflammatory Bowel Disease, High-Dose Steroids, Osteoporosis, or an Oncological Etiology for a Pathological Femoral Neck Fracture in a Young Adult: A Case Report
Abstract
Femoral neck fractures occur in approximately 6,000 of young adults annually (ages 18-49) (1). Of these, a high-energy traumatic event is the typical cause. Although medications and chronic diseases have been implicated as confounding causes of hip fractures, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for an oncologic etiology of hip fractures occurring in young patients without an inciting traumatic event.
Study Design:
A case report and literature search in the English language.
Keywords: : Femoral neck fracture, young adult, osteoporosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, adenocarcinoma, metastatic disease, treatment..
