For some significantly displaced femoral neck fractures, it may be necessary to reduce and stabilize the femoral shaft in order to facilitate reduction of the neck.

We have placed INF Jake Cronenworth on the 10-day IL with a non-displaced right rib fracture (retro to 4/9), selected the contract of INF/OF Tyler Wade and transferred RHP Matt Waldron to the 60 ...

However, the optimal treatment for femoral neck fractures with posterior comminution has not been determined. And some authors caution against fixation of comminuted femoral neck fractures in the ...

Femoral neck fractures are very common, and one in five of those fractures are considered minimally displaced, with a small gap between the edges of the broken bone.

Non-displaced femoral neck fracture (NFF) is a common type of hip fracture. Diagnosis and detection of NFF is a challenging task since fractures appear in stochastic directions and are accompanied by ...

A non-displaced femoral neck fracture in children is accessible to simple orthopaedic management by traction followed by cast support. The existence of displacement makes the result of non-operative ...

Patients with dementia and femoral head and neck fracture had a lower risk for mortality when treated surgically vs nonsurgically.

They found that in cases where the hip fracture occurred in the head and neck of the femur bone, which was the most common type of hip fracture, patients with both moderate-to-severe dementia and ...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is considered the preferred treatment for displaced proximal femoral neck fractures. However, in many countries this option is economically unviable. To improve outcomes ...