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The patient is a 37-year-old woman in her second trimester of pregnancy. She presents a day after experiencing a fall, with impact to her left hip.

She is walking, but with a noticeable limp.

View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.

Femur Neck Fracture

Clinical Challenge 2: March 2011

Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM

Clinical Researcher at TEREM Emergency Services