Inflammatory Bowel Disease, High-Dose Steroids, Osteoporosis, or an Oncological Etiology for a Pathological Femoral Neck Fracture in a YoungAdult: A Case Report

摘要

Femoral neck fractures occur in approximately 6,000 of young adults annually (ages 18-49) (1). Of these, ahigh-energy traumatic event is the typical cause. Although medications and chronic diseases have been implicated asconfounding causes of hip fractures, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for an oncologic etiology of hipfractures occurring in young patients without an inciting traumatic event.Study Design: A case report and literature search in the English language.