Femoral neck fractures account for nearly 45% of hip fractures, making them a significant issue for surgeons. Yet, there is little agreement on how to treat them. Robert B. Bourne, MD, chair of ...

Femoral neck fractures are intracapsular fractures. The capsule is the area that contains the fluid that lubricates and nourishes the hip joint. Fractures in this area are categorized based on the ...

Numerous options exist for the treatment of this complex injury pattern. Controversy exists as to which fracture to stabilize first and what hardware combination to use. The optimal timing of such ...

Femoral neck BMD had better prognostic power for 5-year hip fracture risk than the FRAX and Garvan models among adults aged 80 years and older. The incorporation of femoral neck bone mineral density ...

Background. A meta-analysis was performed to assess the association between healing rate, avascular necrosis (AVN) of femoral head and two reductions-open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) and closed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 36-year-old man presented to the ED as a level 1 trauma activation with a gunshot injury to the right thigh ...

A comprehensive study led by researchers from the A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP) has found that more than 1 in 4 healthy-weight Chinese women in their 20s and 30s ...

IN OCTOBER, 1939, I 1 reported on a small series of hip reconstructions done for painful, nonunited fractures of the femoral neck under the various prevalent standard procedures. These included the ...

1 Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Department of Sports Medicine, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, British ...