A rare type of fracture neck femur in children

Hip fractures constitute less than 1 % in children and are rare as compared to in adults. They differ from neck femur fractures in adults by easy damage to blood vessels supplying the head of femur, high chances of osteonecrosis, presence of physis. The child presents with deformity, pain, inability to walk. The management is difficult and prognosis guarded. Aggressive treatment of hip fractures in children is needed to prevent complications. Prognosis is poorer in displaced fractures. Hereby we report a case of neck femur fracture in a children with severe displacement and compounding from inside.