Gross Anatomy USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 78-year-old woman presents to the emergency department following a fall at home. Vital signs show BP 135/82 mmHg, HR 98 bpm, RR 16, temp 37.2°C. Her right leg appears shortened and externally rotated. Plain radiographs reveal a fracture with disrupted blood supply. She denies abdominal pain. Recent DEXA scan confirmed severe osteoporosis. A fracture of which femoral region is most consistent with these clinical and radiographic findings?
Answer choices
- AGreater trochanter
- BMedial epicondyle
- CShaft
- DNeckCorrect answer
- ELateral epicondyle
- FIntertrochanteric region
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