Intramedullary nails with cannulated screw fixation for the treatment of unstable femoral neck fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Unstable femoral neck fractures are typically high-angled shear fractures caused by high-energy trauma. Internal fixation of femoral neck fractures with placement of parallel cannulated screws in an inverted triangle configuration is commonly performed in the clinical setting. This study was performed to investigate the primary results of intramedullary nailing with cannulated screws for the treatment of unstable femoral neck fractures in young and middle-aged patients.

Methods

In total, 96 consecutive patients with no history of hip surgery using inverted triangular cannulated compression screws or construction nails with cannulated screws were reviewed. Their demographic and radiological data were retrospectively collected from our institutional database.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Guo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6381514 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature