Bartels S, et al. - Characteristics of patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture (FNF) were compared with a sample from the normal population. Using computer-generated randomization and the Norwegian National Population Register, researchers assessed 50 patients (aged 55-70 years) with a displaced FNF and matched them with a control group of 150 persons without a hip fracture with respect to gender and age. Performing dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and assessing demographics and hip function (Harris Hip Score, Oxford Hip Score, and Hip Dysfunction and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score), they identified lower bone density and higher comorbidity among patients aged 55-70 years with a displaced femoral neck fracture vs a gender- and age-matched population without femoral neck fractures. This patient group thus seems to be epidemiologically similar to older patients with femoral neck fractures.