A rare case of traumatic fracture neck of femur in paediatric patient

Introduction: Traumatic neck of femur fracture occurs following high velocity trauma and fall from height, but it is very rare event. We report a case in 7 year old girl who got neck of femur fracture following fall from height and underwent closed reduction and internal fixation.

Case Report: A 7year old girl came with left sided hip pain with history of trauma 4 days back. She had difficulty in moving left lower limb and was not able to bear weight since then. After doing xray patient was diagnosed having left neck of femur fracture. Patient was admitted for fracture neck of femur.

Conclusion: It is a rare condition. Neck of femur fracture in child occurs following high velocity trauma and fall from height. Though it is rare, potential complications are severe. Hence orthopaedic surgeon should be good in managing this type of fractures