ArticleHip & pelvis2017
Risk Factors for Neck Shortening in Patients with Valgus Impacted Femoral Neck Fractures Treated with Three Parallel Screws: Is Bone Density an Affecting Factor?
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Comparative efficacy and safety of three internal fixation strategies for femoral neck fractures: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of clinical efficacy and psychological outcomes of femoral neck system combined with rhBMP-2 for young adult femoral neck fractures.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Outcomes of Reduction and Fixation versusHip & pelvis · 2025Review
- Comparative outcomes of in-situ fixation and fixation after reduction in geriatric patients with severe valgus-impacted femoral neck fractures: a retrospective multicenter (TRON group) study.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2025Article
- Comparative study of rhBMP-2 assisted femoral neck system and cannulated screws in femoral neck fractures: clinical efficacy and psychological status.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Risk factors of neck re-shortening after reduction and fixation in patients with valgus-impacted femoral neck fractures.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Femoral neck shortening as a sequela of internal fixation for femoral neck fractures and its effect on the coronal alignment of the limb: a pilot study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
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- Factors Associated with Femoral Neck Shortening After Closed or Open Reduction and Screw Fixation.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Comparison Between Femoral Neck Systems and Cannulated Cancellous Screws in Treating Femoral Neck Fractures: A Meta-Analysis.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Dynamic hip screw fixation of subtrochanteric femoral fractures.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Article
- Clinical outcome of femoral neck system versus cannulated compression screws for fixation of femoral neck fracture in younger patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
- Valgus-impacted fracture of neck of femur in a 12-year-old child.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Influence of the proximal screws of buttress plates on the stability of vertical femoral neck fractures: a finite element analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
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- Comparison of Transverse Cancellous Lag Screw and Ordinary Cannulated Screw Fixations in Treatment of Vertical Femoral Neck Fractures.Orthopaedic surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between significant femoral neck shortening (SFNS) and bone density after three parallel screw fixation in valgus impacted femoral neck fracture, and to analyze the risk factors for SFNS. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis is retrospective study of 83 patients. We performed univariate analysis for patient information, bone density, fracture configuration and screw position divided into SFNS group (n=13) and non-SFNS group (n=70) and performed multivariate analysis using logistic regression model. We also analyzed the relationship between SFNS and complications such as osteonecrosis of femoral head and nonunion.
resultsThere was a significant difference in age, screw non-parallelism and bone mineral density of intertrochanteric and total hip area in the univariate analysis between the two groups (
conclusionBone density did not significantly affect SFNS in valgus impacted femoral neck fractures treated with three parallel screws. The risk factors of SFNS were old age and screw non-parallelism. Therefore, we recommend using other fixation method to prevent SFNS in older ages and making the screw position as parallel as possible when performing screw fixation in valgus impacted femoral neck fracture.
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