
Ipsilateral fractures of the femoral neck and shaft presents diagnostic difficulties and complex choices as to treatment. The surgeon is often faced with a multiply-injured patient with an obvious fracture of the femoral shaft. The accompanying femoral neck fracture can be overlooked (20-50%). Most frequently, the missed fracture is a minimally displaced vertical fracture of the femoral neck. Reviewing the literature on the subject offers little guidance of managing this fracture combination. Our present protocol for this double fracture is treatment with immediate internal fixation: 1. ISS 25: Plating for the shaft fracture and screwing for the neck fracture. The aseptic necrosis of the femoral head is not frequent.
Radiography, Reoperation, Fracture Fixation, Internal, Postoperative Complications, Multiple Trauma, Humans, Hip Prosthesis, Femoral Fractures, Femoral Neck Fractures, Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Radiography, Reoperation, Fracture Fixation, Internal, Postoperative Complications, Multiple Trauma, Humans, Hip Prosthesis, Femoral Fractures, Femoral Neck Fractures, Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
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