ReviewOrthopedic research and reviews2022
Surgical Approaches for Managing Femoral Head Fractures (FHFs); What and How to Choose from the Different Options?
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- Impaction Injury of the Femoral Head After Traumatic Posterior Hip Dislocation: A Literature Review and Case Study.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2026Review
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- Femoral head fractures: anatomy, diagnosis and management.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- Femoral head fracture management: outcomes of surgical hip dislocation with bioabsorbable screw fixation.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Beyond conventional methods: The trans-trochanteric approach and the role of preoperative CT in optimal management of femoral head fracture-dislocation.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of the efficacy of the modified S-P approach and the Ganz method for surgical hip dislocation in Pipkin I fractures: an early follow-up study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Pipkin type III fractures: a narrative review of literature and comparative opinion on ORIF vs. arthroplasty.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- Pipkin fractures: fracture type-specific management.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Review
- The evolution of surgical hip dislocation utilization and indications over the past two decades: a scoping review.International orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Management and outcome of patients with femoral head fractures: the mid-term follow-up with injuries and associated prognostic factors.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
Femoral head fractures (FHFs) are considered a relatively uncommon injury; however, they carry a challenge to the trauma surgeon. Choosing the appropriate management option, either conservatively or surgically, if the latter was chosen, should it be open reduction and internal fixation or simple excision of the fragment, or acute total hip arthroplasty. Furthermore, selecting the best surgical approach through which surgical management could be performed depends on the fracture classification, the familiarity of the surgeon, and the presence of associated injuries. All approaches to the hip, including hip arthroscopy, had been proposed for the management of FHFs; however, the difference among approaches is related to the complexity of the approach, the need for special training or equipment, the effect of the approach on the functional outcomes as well as the rate of postoperative complications. This review discussed the possible surgical approaches used to manage FHFs, advantages, and disadvantages for each, and offered a guideline for selecting the most appropriate surgical approach.
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