Avascular Necrosis: The Daily PANCE Blueprint
A 71-year-old male with a history of chronic alcoholism, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a previous hip fracture presents to your clinic complaining of worsening right groin and buttock pain. You suspect possible avascular necrosis of the femur. Which of the following types of hip fractures did the patient most likely have in the past?
A. Greater trochanteric fracture
B. Femoral neck fracture
C. Intertrochanteric fracture
D. Subtrochanteric fracture
E. None of the above
Smarty PANCE Content Blueprint Review:
Covered under ⇒ PANCE Blueprint Musculoskeletal ⇒ Disorders of the hip (PEARLS) ⇒ Avascular necrosis/Osteonecrosis (Lecture)
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