Treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in young patients with DHS and its association to osteonecrosis

ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of dynamic hip screw for the treatment of dislocated femoral neck fractures in young patients, focusing on osteonecrosis. Methods: A series of 53 patients with less than 55 years of age were retrospectively evaluated. A...

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Main Authors: Carlos Roberto Schwartsmann, Henrique Marquardt Lammerhirt, Leandro de Freitas Spinelli, Ary da Silva Ungaretti Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162018000100082&lng=en&tlng=en