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*[[AKA]] ''pathologic fracture''. | *[[AKA]] ''pathologic fracture''. | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Uncommon.<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> | ||
**Usually in patients with a known malignancy and bony metastases. | |||
*Should not be missed. | *Should not be missed. | ||
*Classically in older individuals. | *Classically in older individuals. | ||