1. Subcapital Fractures of the Femur:Re-operations with Internal Fixation
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Lars Irstam, Carl Zetterberg, and Gunnar Andersson
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Bone Screws ,Avascular necrosis ,Bone Nails ,Femoral Neck Fractures ,Fracture Fixation, Internal ,Femoral head ,Femur Head Necrosis ,Fracture fixation ,medicine ,Humans ,Internal fixation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Femur ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,Aged ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Radiography ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Nail (anatomy) ,Female ,Re operations ,business ,Femoral Fractures ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Over a period of 5 years, 55 re-operations with internal fixation were performed on 51 patients. The re-operations constituted 9.2 per cent of all operations employing internal fixation for subcapital fractures of the femur during that period. The indications for re-nailing were penetration of the nail through the femoral head, or slipping of the nail, with or without dislocation of the fracture. Only 26 per cent of the re-nailed fractures healed. Seventy-three per cent showed avascular necrosis and 61 per cent non-union.
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- 1979
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