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Treatment for Fixation Complications: Femoral Neck Fractures
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Treatment for Fixation Complications: Femoral Neck Fractures

John P Albright and Stuart L Weinstein
Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960), Vol.110(1), pp.30-36
01/01/1975
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1975.01360070030006
PMID: 1115607

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Abstract

Of 102 hips with femoral neck fracture complications, 75 required major secondary procedures such as total hip replacement, femoral prosthesis, cup arthroplasty, tibial bone grafting, and head and neck resection. The method chosen depended on the specific problem: nonunion, aseptic necrosis, infection, degenerative arthritis, or a failed primary prosthesis. Other factors influencing treatment were the patient's chronological and physiological age, his general health, his life pattern, and the familiarity of the surgeon with the technique and the advantages and disadvantages of the various salvage procedures.

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