ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2022
Femoral neck system versus cannulated screws for fixation of femoral neck fracture in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Enhanced Stability in an Unstable Femoral Neck Fracture Using the Femoral Neck System with Two Additional Cannulated Cancellous Screws: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Time to surgery and preoperative posterior tilt predict reoperation after femoral neck system fixation in older adults with nondisplaced femoral neck fractures: a retrospective cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Femoral neck system vs. cannulated screws for Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture in non-elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Complications and risk factors after internal fixation of femoral neck fractures in young and middle-aged patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Comparison of femoral neck system versus cannulated cancellous screws for the fixation of femoral neck fracture: a single-center retrospective cohort study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Evaluating three internal fixation techniques for Pauwels III femoral neck fractures via finite element analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Low reoperation rate after fixation of displaced femoral neck fractures with the femoral neck system (FNS).European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Limitations and Complications in Treating Femoral Neck Fractures with the Femoral Neck System: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
- Restoration of Hip Geometry after Femoral Neck Fracture: A Comparison of the Femoral Neck System (FNS) and the Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS).Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Femoral Neck System and Cannulated Compression Screws in the Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures: Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.JB & JS open accessReview
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Abstract
purposeFemoral neck fracture treatment in young adults remains controversial. Cannulated screws (CS) and femoral neck system (FNS) are well-accepted methods for femoral neck fracture treatment; however, these methods are associated with complications. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the relative safety and effectiveness of CS and FNS for treating young patients with femoral neck fractures.
methodsWe searched the following sources for studies that compared CS and FNS fixation: Cochrane library, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, Wanfang data, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biology Medicine disc, and Chinese Science and Technology Journals. The outcomes were surgical and prognostic results and complications.
resultsThis meta-analysis included eight studies. The pooled results revealed that the two fixation methods were similar in terms of the operation time, length of hospital stay, healing time, intraoperative blood loss, non-union, femoral head necrosis, and internal fixation cut-out. Compared with CS fixation, FNS fixation required fewer intraoperative fluoroscopies and had better Harris Hip Score, earlier weight-bearing, lower number of total complications, lesser femoral neck shortening, and lesser extent of nail retreat.
conclusionFNS fixation outperforms CS fixation in terms of intraoperative fluoroscopies, Harris Hip Score, and morbidity in young patients with femoral neck fractures. Clinicians should consider FNS as a first choice in treating femoral neck fracture in young adults, except where this approach is contraindicated.
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