Case demographics |
Past medical history |
Injuries |
Treatment |
Adverse outcomes |
1. 54 female |
Breast carcinoma |
Right transcervical neck of femur fracture |
Cannulated screws |
Nil |
2. 54 male |
Nil |
Left greater trochanter fracture |
Conservative |
Nil |
3. 49 female |
Nil |
Left trimalleolar ankle fracture-dislocation |
Open reduction and internal fixation and eventual joint fusion |
Several failed operations requiring joint fusion for ongoing subluxation |
4. 68 male |
Nil |
Left scapula, clavicle and posterior rib fractures with a small apical pneumothorax and moderate haemothorax, a left ring finger base of proximal phalanx fracture and a T3 wedge fracture |
Conservative |
Nil |
5. 64 male |
Vitamin D deficiency |
Left impacted neck of femur fracture |
Total hip replacement |
Nil |