A 26-year-old man who was in a motorcycle crash arrived at the ED with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T. Following stabilization in the trauma bay, trauma scans were obtained. Steven D. Jones Jr.

Femoral neck fractures and peritrochanteric fractures are equally prevalent and make up over 90 percent of proximal femur fractures. Femoral neck fractures are intracapsular fractures. The capsule is ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. A 54-year-old man with a past medical history of type 1 ...

The femur — your thigh bone — is the largest and strongest bone in your body. When the femur breaks, it takes a long time to heal. Breaking your femur can make everyday tasks much more difficult ...

A 30-year-old active-duty soldier with bilateral patellofemoral syndrome came to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center emergency department for evaluation of sudden-onset bilateral leg and thigh pain ...

Your femur connects many important muscles, tendons, and ligaments in your hips and knees to the other parts of your body, including parts of the circulatory system. More than that, it helps you carry ...

Medically reviewed by David Kesselman, DC Key Takeaways Hip pain can be caused by serious issues like fractures or less serious ones like bursitis.Hip osteoarthritis is when cartilage wears away, ...