Neck Thinning? What causes Femoral Neck Thinning?
From Derek McMinn, M.D.
What are the causes of Femoral Neck Thinning?
The three main causes of neck thinning are
- A vascular insult to the femoral neck such as failure to use vent or stripping soft tissue of the femoral neck.
- Excess wear debris such as from edge wear of the cup.
- The 3rd cause of neck thinning is deep infection although I hope this would have already been excluded in the work-up.