DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i07.003

Pages: 1336-1338

Fractures of the femoral neck are the most frequent in elderly patients. They represent the most prevalent pathology in traumatology. Their incidence increases with age due to osteoporosis and the tendency to fall. Treatment is by cemented or uncemented arthroplasty. The use of polymethylmetacrylate cement provides primary stabilization of the implant and compensates for the poor bone quality in the elderly. However, the use of cement is not without complications and cement pulmonary embolism is one of the most serious complications. We report the case of a 64- year-old patient admitted to the Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Surgery for a femoral neck fracture classified as Garden 2 and who underwent cemented arthroplasty complicated by cement pulmonary embolism and death.