Figure 5From: Fractured neck of femur below long spinopelvic fixation for Charcot spine: a case report Plain radiographs taken 10 weeks after the final spinal surgery showing intertrochanteric right neck of femur fracture distal to the iliac fixation and subsequent intramedullary fixation. (A) Radiographs taken 10 weeks after the final spinal surgery showing intertrochanteric right neck of femur fracture distal to the iliac fixation. (B) Radiographs taken 6 weeks post-intramedullary fixation showing stable fixation of the right femoral fracture. A stress response with periosteal new bone formation in the left subtrochanteric region is apparent (arrow).Back to article page