This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Parker, M. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Fractured neck of femur - solving the unsolved fracture

Orthopaedic Department, Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, UK, mjparker{at}globalnet.co.uk

The choice of treatment for an intracapsular fracture can only be made on an individual patient basis. Factors that influence this decision are the facilities available, surgical expertise, degree of displacement of the fracture, delay from fracture to surgery and age of the patient. In addition, the presence of other medical conditions that may influence fracture healing or adversely affect arthroplasty need to be considered. The clinician when faced with a patient with an intracapsular fracture must assess each patient's individual risk factors, and then decide if the risk of failure of internal fixation of the fracture is high enough to justify replacing the femoral head with an arthroplasty.

Key Words: intracapsular hip fracture • internal fixation • arthroplasty

Trauma, Vol. 2, No. 1, 33-41 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/146040860000200104


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?