Solve this exciting clinical case specific to your field of interest via Docplexus’ Clinical Case Challenge. Join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s challenge. Case presentation: An 85-year-old man with a history of inflammatory bowel disease who required corticosteroids and bowel resection was referred to orthopedics after experiencing left hip pain due to a fall. In addition, the patient had lately developed iron deficiency anemia, mild heart failure, starvation, weakness, and weight loss.
Radiological investigations A plain radiograph of the hip was taken to rule out a fracture of the left neck of the femur. Acute fractures of the left superior and inferior pubic rami, and the left S2 sacral arcade, were seen; however, the left femoral neck appeared to be ambiguous (Cover image). A CT scan of the pelvis was conducted for a thorough examination, which confirmed the…
