A low-energy femoral shaft fracture from performing a yoga posture

The femoral shaft is rarely the site of a low-energy fracture in a healthy individual. The vast majority of these fractures are due to major trauma such as motor vehicle accidents. Although low-energy femoral shaft fractures do occur, they are typically in patients with osteoporotic bone, or prosthe...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2015-10, Vol.2015, p.bcr2015212444
Main Authors: Moriarity, Andrew, Ellanti, Prasad, Hogan, Niall
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Diaphyses - injuries
Europe (West)
Femoral Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Femoral Fractures - etiology
Femoral Fractures - surgery
Femur - diagnostic imaging
Fractures
Humans
Injuries
Male
Pain
Posture
Radiography
Trauma
Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury
White
Yoga
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Summary:The femoral shaft is rarely the site of a low-energy fracture in a healthy individual. The vast majority of these fractures are due to major trauma such as motor vehicle accidents. Although low-energy femoral shaft fractures do occur, they are typically in patients with osteoporotic bone, or prosthesis related. In this case report, we present a man in his late 30s who was practising a specific yoga stance when he experienced a femoral shaft fracture.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2015-212444