ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2018
Femoral shortening does not impair functional outcome after internal fixation of femoral neck fractures in non-geriatric patients.
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- Reoperation rate and implants' position variation features of displaced femoral neck fractures with sliding compression or length-stable fixation in young and middle-aged population.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Association between screw angulation and union after inverted-triangle cannulated screw fixation of femoral neck fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Comparative study on femoral neck fractures treatment: partial threaded cannulated screw versus different combinations of partial threaded cannulated screw and fully threaded headless cannulated screw.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes of femoral neck fractures in nongeriatric patients: a comparative analysis of parallel screws, alpha fixation and femoral neck system.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- FNS as a more satisfactory surgical option for young and middle-aged patients with femoral neck fractures.Scientific reports · 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
- Contralateral Neck-shaft Angle Lower Than 130° Is Associated With Clinical Failure in Nongeriatric Individuals: Analysis of the National Femoral Neck Fracture Database of 1066 Patients.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2024Article
- A finite element analysis of a low-profile femoral neck system of screws in sleeves in a vertical femoral neck fracture model.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- 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
- Is new always better: comparison of the femoral neck system and the dynamic hip screw in the treatment of femoral neck fractures.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Femoral neck fractures in non-geriatric patients: femoral neck system versus cannulated cancellous screw.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- [Research progress of femoral neck system in treatment of femoral neck fracture in young and middle-aged patients].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
- Efficacy of the femoral neck system in femoral neck fracture treatment in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
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- Internal fixation using fully threaded cannulated compression screws for fresh femoral neck fractures in adults.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Comparison of the clinical efficacy of a femoral neck system versus cannulated screws in the treatment of femoral neck fracture in young adults.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- [Comparison of femoral neck system and inverted triangle cannulated screws fixations in treatment of Pauwels typleZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2021Article
- Femoral neck system versus inverted cannulated cancellous screw for the treatment of femoral neck fractures in adults: a preliminary comparative study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
- Imaging observation of percutaneous compression plate use in promoting femoral neck fracture healing.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Article
- Analysis on risk factors for neck shortening after internal fixation for Pauwels II femoral neck fracture in young patients.European journal of medical research · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionAim of this study was to investigate the incidence and extent of femoral shortening in non-geriatric patients after internal fixation of femoral neck fractures in relation to the clinical outcome at mid-term follow-up. MATERIALS AND
methodsReviewing our admission data, we identified non-geriatric patients (18-65 years) with femoral neck fractures treated with either dynamic hip screw or cancellous screws between 2007 and 2015. Patients were then contacted and invited to a follow-up clinical investigation including whole-leg standing X-rays.
resultsA total of 40 patients with a mean age at surgery of 52 ± 9 years returned for the follow-up examination. Overall, 31 patients (77.5%) had undergone a dynamic hip screw fixation, while 9 patients were treated with cancellous screws (22.5%). The median follow-up time was 65.5 months (5.5 years). We observed shortening of the ipsilateral femur neck in the majority of cases (92.5%). Still, functional outcome in the overall study population was excellent with a median Harris Hip Score of 96.
conclusionsFemoral neck shortening is common in non-geriatric patients after internal fixation of femoral neck fractures. Nonetheless, observed excellent functional outcome at mid-term follow-up supports joint-preserving strategies in non-geriatric femoral neck fractures.
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