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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-2-18
pubmed:abstractText
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 cases. 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 subcaptial 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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6470
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
494-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1977
pubmed:articleTitle
Subcapital fractures of the femur treated with two thin Smith-Petersen nails.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article