Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1935;17:212-213.
© 1935 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
IMPACTED FRACTURE OF THE NECK OF THE FEMUR
A Case Report
JOHN F. LECOCQ M.D. and
EDWARD LECOCQ M.D.
In this case of true impaction in a fracture of the femoral neck, the patient was ambulatory, and at no time following the injury did she desist from bearing weight on the injured extremity. Union occurred during the period of active weight-bearing.