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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
Plain radiographs show only two dimensions of a three-dimensional object. On anteroposterior and lateral radiographs an implant may appear to be safely within the head of the femur although surface penetration has occurred. We have attempted to identify this complication in the treatment of fractures of the femoral neck and have analysed the position of a screw or pin in the femoral head and neck on the basis of orthogonal frontal and lateral radiographs. A retrospective analysis of 60 cases of osteosynthesis of fractures of the femoral neck confirmed the risk of non-recognition of articular penetration or breaking of the cortex of the neck during surgery. Unrecognised screw penetration of the hip was observed in 8% and of the posterior part of the neck in 10%. The risk differs according to the type of fracture: it is greater in the coxa valga produced by Garden-I fractures of the femoral neck.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Articular penetration is more likely in Garden-I fractures of the hip.
pubmed:affiliation
Hôpital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article