Immediate diagnosis and management are required to prevent threatening joint complications. It is also seen in young patients who perform in athletics or high-energy trauma. Hip fractures are common injuries, especially seen in the elderly in the emergency setting. Describe some interprofessional team strategies for improving communication to advance medical care and improve outcomes for femoral neck fractures.Outline the treatment options for the reduction of femoral neck fractures, depending on patient population and fracture severity and location.Summarize the diagnostic approach for evaluation and assessment of a patient presenting with a potential femoral neck fracture, including any indicated imaging studies and potential differentials.Review the mechanisms of injury leading to femoral neck fractures, and identify the at-risk patient populations.This activity reviews the etiology, presentation, evaluation, and management of femoral neck fractures and reviews the role of the interprofessional team in evaluating, diagnosing, and managing the condition. The blood supply of the femoral head runs along the femoral neck and is an essential consideration in displaced fractures and patients in the younger population.
The junctional location makes the femoral neck prone to fracture. The hip joint is the articulation of the femoral head with the acetabulum. The femoral neck connects the femoral shaft with the femoral head. Femoral neck fractures are a specific type of intracapsular hip fracture.
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