Anterior positioning screw in proximal femoral plating restricts posterior tilt of retroverted femoral neck fractures: a retrospective cohort study

Anterior positioning screw in proximal femoral plating restricts posterior tilt of retroverted femoral neck fractures: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Preoperative posterior tilt is a risk factor for fixation failure in femoral neck fractures. This study aimed to evaluate the configuration of anterior positioning screw in proximal femoral plating in the treatment of retroverted femoral neck fractures in terms of resisting poste...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Bo Nie, Jun-Feng Liu, Jiang-Hua Zhu, Zi-Fei Zhou, Lei Zhang, Long-Po Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Femoral neck fractures
Proximal femoral plating
Posterior tilt
Femoral neck shortening
Positioning screw
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02456-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02456-9

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