IMPACTED FRACTURES OF THE NECK OF THE FEMUR
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1. Seventy patients with impacted fractures of the femoral neck treated from 1953 to 1965 have been reviewed. Forty-seven were treated conservatively and twenty-three by primary internal fixation. 2. The complications of both methods of treatment are recorded. 3. The prognosis following impacted femoral neck fractures is good. Seventy-nine per cent treated conservatively and 96 per cent treated by primary internal fixation had excellent or good results. 4. Primary internal fixation is the treatment of choice.
- Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital United Kingdom
- Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust United Kingdom
Male, Prognosis, Femoral Neck Fractures, Immobilization, Necrosis, Postoperative Complications, Fracture Fixation, Traction, Humans, Female, Pulmonary Embolism, Aged
Male, Prognosis, Femoral Neck Fractures, Immobilization, Necrosis, Postoperative Complications, Fracture Fixation, Traction, Humans, Female, Pulmonary Embolism, Aged
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