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The Bone & Joint Journal, 2014
Surgical interventions consisting of internal fixation (IF) or total hip replacement (THR) are required to restore patient mobility after hip fractures. Conventionally, this decision was based solely upon the degree of fracture displacement. However, in the last ten years, there has been a move to incorporate patient characteristics into the decision ...
E P, Su, S L, Su
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Femoral Neck Fractures

Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 2002
Femoral neck fractures in the geriatric patient continue to represent a therapeutic challenge. Despite advances in surgical techniques and medical care, the risk of nonunion and osteonecrosis after fixation have not changed appreciably in the last 50 years.
Andrew H, Schmidt, Marc F, Swiontkowski
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Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fracture

JAMA, 1964
Dr. W. H. Harris: At the age of 14, an otherwise healthy girl sustained an injury to her right hip when she fell from a chair. She was unable to walk because of the pain of the hip, but when she was at rest, her hip was comfortable. After the first 48 hours she could raise her leg straight in the neutral position without discomfort, but she had mild ...
O E, AUFRANC, W N, JONES, W H, HARRIS
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humans
femoral neck fracture
radiography

fracture fixation, internal
orthopedic surgery
femoral neck system

aged
female
arthroplasty, replacement, hip