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12011695

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
399
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
Intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck are one of the most common fractures in the elderly. The incidence of these fractures will increase significantly in the next decades as a result of increasing life expectancy. Although treatment of these fractures by closed or open reduction and internal fixation is standard in young patients, arthroplasty is the standard treatment in geriatric patients in most countries. Comorbidities of the patients and current socioeconomic changes in healthcare led to reconsideration of closed reduction and internal fixation of femoral neck fractures as an alternative treatment modality. With correct decision-making, proper reduction, and proper consideration of the biomechanical principle of three-point fixation, minimally invasive screw fixation of femoral neck fractures is a safe and inexpensive procedure even in elderly patients. The purpose of the current review was to give an overview of the history, current techniques and developments, results, limitations, and complications of closed reduction and internal fixation of intracapsular femoral neck fractures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Reduction and fixation of displaced intracapsular fractures of the proximal femur.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Trauma Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review