Lateral Hip Pain After Femoral Neck Fixation
Matthew SloanMay 14, 2026
Lateral Hip Pain After Femoral Neck Fixation: What’s the Next Step?
A patient presented after successful healing of an impacted femoral neck fracture treated by outside surgeon 5 years ago with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. The fracture is healed—but now they’re dealing with persistent lateral hip pain.
On exam: focal tenderness over the lateral screw heads.
This is a scenario many of us see.