Ballas Elissa R, Nguyen Vincent T, Wolin Ely A
David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California; and
David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California; and.
J Nucl Med Technol. 2023 Mar;51(1):78-79. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.122.264354. Epub 2022 Aug 30.
Hip fractures are common in the aging population, with complications such as avascular necrosis. We describe a case of an 85-y-old woman with early avascular necrosis as a complication from femoral neck fracture discovered on routine bone densitometry screening.