Femoral head grossing - Revision history

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			[[Image:Head of femur.jpg\|thumb\|A femoral head specimen.]]
	This article covers '''femoral head grossing'''. Femoral heads are relatively common specimens.		This article covers '''femoral head grossing'''. Femoral heads are relatively common specimens.

Michael at 05:32, 12 September 2014

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	This article covers '''femoral head grossing'''. Femoral heads are relatively common specimens.		This article covers '''femoral head grossing'''. Femoral heads are relatively common specimens.

	Femoral heads in general are covered in the article ''[[femoral head]]''.		Femoral heads, in general, are covered in the article ''[[femoral head]]''.

	==Introduction==		==Introduction==

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Introduction

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	Less common diagnoses:		Less common diagnoses:
	*[[Pathologic ~~facture~~]], i.e. fracture due to malignant neoplasm.		*[[Pathologic fracture]], i.e. fracture due to malignant neoplasm.
	*[[Avascular necrosis]] - usually in younger individuals, classically associated with steroid use.		*[[Avascular necrosis]] - usually in younger individuals, classically associated with steroid use.

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This article covers '''femoral head grossing'''. Femoral heads are relatively common specimens.

Femoral heads in general are covered in the article ''[[femoral head]]''.

==Introduction==
Common diagnoses:
*[[Osteoarthritis]] - usually in older individuals, may occur in younger individuals in the setting of previous trauma.
*[[hip fracture|Fracture]] - usually secondary to [[osteoporosis]] - in older individuals.

Less common diagnoses:
*[[Pathologic facture]], i.e. fracture due to malignant neoplasm.
*[[Avascular necrosis]] - usually in younger individuals, classically associated with steroid use.

==Protocol==
Specimen: femoral head.
*Laterality: [left/right].
*Dimensions:
**Head (along axis of neck x depth x width): ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
**Neck (length x depth x width): ___ x ___ x ___ cm.
**Cartilage thickness: ___ to ___ cm.
*Shape of head: [round/irregular].
*Neck resection margin: [cut/irregular].
*Articular surface: [smooth/irregular/separated from underlying bone/eburnated].
*Other findings: [none/osteophytes/synovial hyperplasia].
*Cut surface findings: [none/subchondral cysts/subchondral sclerosis/osteophytes].
*Other tissue: [none/joint capsule and surround tissue - measuring ___ x ___ x ___ cm].
Representative section(s) submitted from:
*Articular surface and underlying bone.
*Scrappings from the resection margin (if no fracture).
*Scrappings from the fracture site.
*Surrounding tissue.

===Protocol notes===
===Alternate approaches===

==See also==
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/11462589@N05/1126710488/in/photostream Avasular necrosis of the femoral head (flickr.com)].
*[http://www.path.utah.edu/casepath/ms%20cases/ms%20case%205%20comp/Case%205_files/image009.jpg Pathologic facture (utah.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://www.path.utah.edu/casepath/ms%20cases/ms%20case%205%20comp/case%205.htm http://www.path.utah.edu/casepath/ms%20cases/ms%20case%205%20comp/case%205.htm]. Accessed on: 11 October 2012.</ref>
===Related protocols===

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

[[Category:Gross pathology]]
[[Category:Bone pathology]]