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 ne...

BACKGROUND Ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures are rare, and currently available treatment methods each have their own benefits and limitations. Although reconstruction intramedullary nails have been considered to be effective alternative, clinical outcomes vary significantly in reports. METHODS Thirty-seven consecutive adult patients with 37 combined fractures were treated with reco...

Femoral neck fractures resulting from pregnancy-associated osteoporosis is a rare condition. Herein, we report an undoubted case of pregnancy-associated osteoporosis in a 38-year-old primiparous patient with pre-existing anorexia nervosa who suffered bilateral femoral neck fractures in the third trimester and early post-partum period. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed femoral neck fractures a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect the type of hip fracture (femoral neck or trochanteric) has on the Health-Related Quality of Life of elderly subjects. METHODS Forty-five patients with hip fractures (mean 74.30 +/- 7.12 years), 24 with a femoral neck fracture and 21 with a trochanteric fracture, completed the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at baseline and four months after fracture....

PURPOSE To evaluate surgical outcomes of ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures. METHODS Between April 1997 and September 2004, 29 men and 8 women (mean age, 37 years) underwent fixation of femoral neck and shaft fractures using a dynamic compression plate plus a dynamic hip screw or screws. There were 30 femoral neck and 7 pertrochanteric fractures. Functional results were assessed acc...

BACKGROUND To investigate the differences in the characteristics of femoral neck and trochanteric fractures between urban and rural areas of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. METHODS Fracture type (neck vs. trochanteric), age, sex, place where fracture occurred (indoors vs. outdoors), and cause of injury were surveyed among patients aged ≥65 years who sustained hip fractures between 2008 and 2010 an...

INTRODUCTION Medical science, in the past few years, has presented a convergence towards studies addressing quality of life. With time, some typical diseases of age groups emerge and, among the ones most affecting elderly individuals, the femoral neck fracture can be mentioned(1). The mean age for femoral neck fractures is 75-80 years for women, being a little lower among men: 70-75 years. Surg...

Trauma-related hyoid fractures are rare entities. These represent only 0.002% of head and neck region fractures. Victims hanging strangling constitute the great majority cases. Fractures associated with trauma extremely rare. difficult to diagnose can easily be overlooked during physical examination. However, they also important traumas since airway safety is endangered in these We describe a c...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Little attention has been paid to undisplaced femoral neck fractures. By using data from the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register, we investigated the risk of reoperation and the clinical outcome after treatment of these fractures in patients over 60 years of age. METHODS Data on 4,468 patients with undisplaced femoral neck fractures who were operated with screw osteosynthes...