Fatigue fracture of the femoral neck in an HIV-positive female patient on antiretroviral therapy


Published online: Dec 27 2002

Folefack DA, Arendt V, Schuman L.

Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg.

Abstract

The authors report the case of an HIV-infected patient on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) who presented with spontaneous fracture of the right femoral neck with avascular necrosis, probably related with her HIV status and HAART, and who was treated by non-cemented arthroplasty.

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