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Optimal Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures According to Patient's Physiologic Age: An Evidence-Based Review

Abstract

For decades, the basic tenets of managing displaced femoral neck fractures have not changed, but the optimal treatment choice continues to be highly debated. The contemporary controversies associated with the treatment principles of displaced femoral neck fractures are distinct between young and old patients and are considered individually in this article about the current evidence. Although fixation constructs all seem to have similar …

Authors

Lowe JA; Crist BD; Bhandari M; Ferguson TA

Journal

Orthopedic Clinics of North America, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 157–166

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

April 2010

DOI

10.1016/j.ocl.2010.01.001

ISSN

0030-5898