Specific types of femoral head fractures: be alert for pre-, intra-, and post-operative ipsilateral femoral neck fractures following fracture-dislocation of the femoral head.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Ipsilateral femoral head and neck fractures (iFHNFs) are rare types of fractures that confer extremely poor prognosis among femoral head fractures (FHFs). Owing to the rarity of FHFs, it is challenging to diagnose iFHNFs. In addition, the clinical features of iFHNF have not yet been comprehensively elucidated. Therefore, this retrospective study aimed to summarize and analyze the clinical characteristics of iFHNF using a clinical diagnostic simulation based on a prospectively maintained database.

Methods

Clinical data of consecutive patients with FHFs, including gender, age, injury side, and associated injuries, were collected and analyzed from a prospectively maintained orthopedic database at a large level-I trauma center for a clinical diagnostic simulation. Patien

SUBMITTER: Wu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10570253 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature