An unusual presentation of sub-capital neck fracture over the old intertrochanteric femur fracture with dynamic hip screw

Abstract

Abstract Although sub-capital neck fracture of femur over an old healed trochanter fracture with dynamic hip screw implant in situ is not uncommon, but can be an unexpected outcome for both surgeon and patient. Many series of case reports have been published so far in the literature, but the majority of them were in relatively old and female age groups with poor bone stock. Herewith, we are presenting an unusual occurrence of this type of entity in a 58-year healthy Indian male, which is managed with hemiarthroplasty by the modular bipolar prosthesis.