Optimal Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures According to Patient's Physiologic Age: An Evidence-Based Review

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-166

  Lowe, Jason A ^a   Crist, Brett D ^b   Bhandari, Mohit ^c   Ferguson, Tania A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Femoral neck fracture; Narrative review; Open reduction and internal fixation

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ARTHROPLASTY; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRACAPSULAR HIP PRESSURE; JOINT PRESSURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAUWEL CLASSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SHEAR STRESS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TIMING; THERAPY DELAY; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ARTHROPLASTY; COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951881078     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2010.01.001     Document Type: Review

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