Journal article
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