Subcapital fractures of the femur treated with two thin Smith-Petersen nails
| Autor: | O. Kiviluoto, H. Jaroma, S. Hakkinen, T. Paavilainen, H. von Bonsdorff, E. B. Riska |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Bone Nails Femoral Neck Fractures Femoral head Fracture Fixation Internal Postoperative Complications Fracture fixation medicine Internal fixation Animals Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Femur Child Reduction (orthopedic surgery) Femoral neck business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Radiography Pseudarthrosis medicine.anatomical_structure Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica. 48(5) |
| ISSN: | 0001-6470 |
| Popis: | The results of treatment of 71 patients with subcapital fractures of the femur, fixed with two thin Smith-Petersen nails, are presented, after a follow-up time of between 2 and 4 years. Excellent results of treatment were achieved in 39 out of 60 cases and good results in 11 eases. Six cases of ischemic necrosis of the femoral head were recorded, and there were four cases with pseudarthrosis of the femoral neck, one developed because of postoperative infection and three were attributed to an imperfect operative technique. The method is recommended for subcapital femoral neck fractures amenable to closed reduction and internal fixation. Pseudarthrosis may be prevented by good reduction of the fracture and a careful nailing technique. |
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