ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2021
Revisiting Pauwels' classification of femoral neck fractures.
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- Screw fixation versus hemiarthroplasty for undisplaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly: a meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- Cannulated screws versus dynamic hip screw versus hemiarthroplasty versus total hip arthroplasty in patients with displaced and non-displaced femoral neck fractures: a systematic review and frequentist network meta-analysis of 5703 patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Femoral neck locking plate versus multiple cannulated screws for femoral neck fractures in young adults: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- 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
- A predictive model integrating three-dimensional displacement for osteonecrosis of femoral head following femoral neck fractures: a retrospective cohort study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Which implant for Pauwels type 2 femoral neck fractures: a biomechanical study.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2026Article
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- Determinants of Outcome and Complications in Femoral Neck Fractures Treated with Dynamic Hip Screw: The Role of Age, Gender, Fracture Type, and Reduction Quality.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2025Article
- Systematic review of valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy in the setting of femoral neck fractures.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Fragility Fracture of the Neck of Femur in the Young Elderly.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Letter to the Editor: 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 · 2025Article
- Femoral calcar double-supported screw fixation enhances biomechanical stability in Pauwels type III femoral neck fractures: a comparative biomechanical study.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Anti-Shortening Screw for the Prevention of Postoperative Shortening in Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- A Femoral Neck Osteotomy for the Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Thoracolumbar Kyphosis Combined with Hip Flexion Contracture.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Factors associated with early failure of the femoral neck system (FNS) in patients with femoral neck fractures.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Evaluation of full thread screw and different fixation configurations in Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Rehabilitation Management of Transcervical Neck Femur Fracture and Segmental Tibia Fracture: A Case Report.Cureus · 2022Article
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Abstract
Pauwels' femoral neck fracture classification is based on the biomechanical principle that shear stress and varus force increase along more vertically oriented fractures, resulting in higher risk of fracture displacement and ultimately nonunion. This principle continues to guide construct selection for femoral neck fracture internal fixation and is the foundation for treating non-union with valgus osteotomy. However, with poor inter- and intra-rater reliability, dated treatment recommendations, and unreliable prognostic value, the Pauwels classification cannot be directly applied in its entirety to the management of femoral neck fractures in modern practice.
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