Avascular necrosis of the femoral head after open reduction and internal fixation of femoral neck fractures: An inevitable complication?

Swiss Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 257-264

  Jakob, M ^a   Rosso, R ^a   Weller, K ^a   Babst, R ^a   Regazzoni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Femoral neck fracture; Long term results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032585764     PISSN: 10239332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1023-9332.5.6.257     Document Type: Article

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