ArticleBMJ case reports2022
Bilateral atraumatic femoral neck fractures resulting from transient osteoporosis of the hip.
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- Bilateral Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip in Pregnancy: Diagnostic Challenges, MRI-Based Approach, and Multidisciplinary Management.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bilateral subcapital femoral fractures associated with transient osteoporosis of the hip in pregnancy: a case report.Trauma case reports · 2026Article
- Bilateral femoral neck fractures in pregnancy suggestive of transient osteoporosis of the hip in a patient with hyperparathyroidism: a case report.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025Article
- Idiopathic Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip: A Frequently Overlooked and Misdiagnosed Cause of Hip Pain.Cureus · 2024Article
- Bridging the Gap: Pregnancy-And Lactation-Associated Osteoporosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
A woman in her mid-30s presented to the orthopaedic team, unable to mobilise, shortly after her caesarean section. On questioning, she reported 10 weeks of atraumatic right hip pain. A radiograph revealed a displaced right subcapital neck of femur fracture. An MRI confirmed this, as well as identifying a minimally displaced left subcapital neck of femur fracture. She underwent a right total hip replacement and internal fixation of the left hip. A dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan showed severe osteoporosis, and a diagnosis of transient osteoporosis of the hip was made. She was seen by the bone metabolism team and given calcium and vitamin D medication. Although atraumatic hip fractures are rare in young patients, disproportionate or persisting hip pain in pregnant patients should raise the index of suspicion and prompt further investigation in the form of an MRI. This will allow timely management of hip fractures and improve patient outcomes.
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