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[[Image:Head of femur.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Femoral head. (WC)]] | |||
The '''femoral head''' is a common [[ditzel]] in surgical pathology at centres which have orthopaedic surgeons. | The '''femoral head''' is a common [[ditzel]] in surgical pathology at centres which have orthopaedic surgeons. | ||
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==Fracture of bone due to metastatic carcinoma== | ==Fracture of bone due to metastatic carcinoma== | ||
{{Main|Fracture of bone}} | {{Main|Fracture of bone}} | ||
:''Pathologic fracture'' redirects here, as the underlying cause is usually a carcinoma. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Uncommon ~ 10 of 90 suspected cases.<ref name=pmid15826621>{{Cite journal | last1 = Ramisetty | first1 = NM. | last2 = Pynsent | first2 = PB. | last3 = Abudu | first3 = A. | title = Fracture of the femoral neck, the risk of serious underlying pathology. | journal = Injury | volume = 36 | issue = 5 | pages = 622-6 | month = May | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.injury.2004.08.034 | PMID = 15826621 }}</ref> | *Uncommon ~ 10 of 90 suspected cases.<ref name=pmid15826621>{{Cite journal | last1 = Ramisetty | first1 = NM. | last2 = Pynsent | first2 = PB. | last3 = Abudu | first3 = A. | title = Fracture of the femoral neck, the risk of serious underlying pathology. | journal = Injury | volume = 36 | issue = 5 | pages = 622-6 | month = May | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.injury.2004.08.034 | PMID = 15826621 }}</ref> | ||
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===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||
*Irregular/jagged femoral neck margin. | *Irregular/jagged femoral neck margin - '''important'''. | ||
*Hemorrhage. | *Hemorrhage. | ||
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*[[Osteoporosis]] - thinner cortex, decreased trabecular thickness and number.<ref name=pmid18708176>{{Cite journal | last1 = Blain | first1 = H. | last2 = Chavassieux | first2 = P. | last3 = Portero-Muzy | first3 = N. | last4 = Bonnel | first4 = F. | last5 = Canovas | first5 = F. | last6 = Chammas | first6 = M. | last7 = Maury | first7 = P. | last8 = Delmas | first8 = PD. | title = Cortical and trabecular bone distribution in the femoral neck in osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. | journal = Bone | volume = 43 | issue = 5 | pages = 862-8 | month = Nov | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1016/j.bone.2008.07.236 | PMID = 18708176 }}</ref> | *[[Osteoporosis]] - thinner cortex, decreased trabecular thickness and number.<ref name=pmid18708176>{{Cite journal | last1 = Blain | first1 = H. | last2 = Chavassieux | first2 = P. | last3 = Portero-Muzy | first3 = N. | last4 = Bonnel | first4 = F. | last5 = Canovas | first5 = F. | last6 = Chammas | first6 = M. | last7 = Maury | first7 = P. | last8 = Delmas | first8 = PD. | title = Cortical and trabecular bone distribution in the femoral neck in osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. | journal = Bone | volume = 43 | issue = 5 | pages = 862-8 | month = Nov | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1016/j.bone.2008.07.236 | PMID = 18708176 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Osteoarthritis]]. | *[[Osteoarthritis]]. | ||
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