A 77-year-old female has fallen in her home and is brought to the emergency department by ambulance with a suspected fractured hip. X-rays confirm a fracture of the neck of the left femur. What complication is common in fractures of the neck of the femur?

A 77-year-old female has fallen in her home and is brought to the emergency department by ambulance with a suspected fractured hip. X-rays confirm a fracture of the neck of the left femur. What complication is common in fractures of the neck of the femur?



A) Osteoporosis

B) Avascular necrosis

C) Nonadherance of bones

D) Septicemia



Answer: AVASCULAR NECROSIS


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