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[[File:Neck MRI.gif|400px|thumb|Occult nondisplaced fracture of right neck femur on MRI. [https://radiopaedia.org/cases/right-neck-of-femur-fracture?lang=us Source: Case courtesy of RMH Core Conditions, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 29227]]] | [[File:Neck MRI.gif|400px|thumb|Occult nondisplaced fracture of right neck femur on MRI. [https://radiopaedia.org/cases/right-neck-of-femur-fracture?lang=us Source: Case courtesy of RMH Core Conditions, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 29227]]] | ||
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*MRI is not the first choice in evaluating acute neck of femur fracture, it is a powerful diagnostic tool to assess occult fractures.<ref>{{cite book | last = Rockwood | first = Charles | title = Rockwood and Green's fractures in adults | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2010 | isbn = 9781605476773 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Azar | first = Frederick | title = Campbell's operative orthopaedics | publisher = Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2017 | isbn = 9780323374620 }}</ref> | *MRI is not the first choice in evaluating acute neck of femur fracture, it is a powerful diagnostic tool to assess [[Occult fracture|occult fractures]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Rockwood | first = Charles | title = Rockwood and Green's fractures in adults | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2010 | isbn = 9781605476773 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Azar | first = Frederick | title = Campbell's operative orthopaedics | publisher = Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2017 | isbn = 9780323374620 }}</ref> | ||
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Overview
MRI helps in identifying occult fracture of neck of femur.
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- MRI is not the first choice in evaluating acute neck of femur fracture, it is a powerful diagnostic tool to assess occult fractures.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Rockwood, Charles (2010). Rockwood and Green's fractures in adults. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9781605476773.
- ↑ Azar, Frederick (2017). Campbell's operative orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN 9780323374620.