A 52-year old male with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) Type III suffered from severe pain in his left hip due to an unexpected move while sitting in his wheelchair. Before the incident, the patient was able to walk a few meters with the help of a walking device and used a wheelchair for the latter part. Other than OI, no other medical conditions were diagnosed in the patient.
The patient reported sustaining multiple fractures during childhood and never complained before of any left hip joint pain prior to this accident. Clinical examination revealed Typical OI-related varus deformity of both femora Upon palpitation, the left groin was found to be tender The hip joint motion was restricted No sign of cutaneous lesion was observed No neurovascular compromise was observed X-ray analysis Displaced femoral neck fracture with varus deformity Type III was observed during X-ray analysis. The…
