Association between Weitbrecht's Retinaculum Injury and Femoral Head Necrosis in Femoral Neck Fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate associations between femoral head necrosis (FHN) and injury to the retinaculum of Weitbrecht in patients with femoral neck fractures who had undergone initial trials of either closed reduction or direct open reduction.

Methods

This prospective observational study included 110 patients with displaced femoral neck fractures admitted to the Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University and Shanghai Tongji Hospital between January 2008 and May 2017. Among these, 25 patients underwent initial closed reductions, and 85 patients underwent an open reduction directly. Watson-Jones anterolateral approach was used during the surgery for injury to the retinaculum of Weitbrecht, and FHN was assessed as a surgical outcome. The severity of inju

SUBMITTER: Mei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9363731 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature