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AP radiograph of the right hip demonstrating a subcapital femoral neck fracture.
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Radiographs revealed a comminuted subcapital femoral neck fracture (Figure 1).
(a) Intraoperative right hip AP fluoroscopic image demonstrating reduction and implant placement with provisional fixation still in place; (b) final AP radiograph of the right hip demonstrating healed subcapital femoral neck fracture at 6 months postoperatively.
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A lateral approach to the femur was utilized for provisional fixation and placement of a 135-degree hip screw side plate and a 7.0 mm partially threaded cannulated screw (Figure 2(a)). On the follow-up at 6 months postoperatively, she reported no hip pain with normal sensation in both legs and a healed fracture (Figure 2(b)).