Femoral neck fractures are intracapsular fractures. The capsule is the area that contains the fluid that lubricates and nourishes the hip joint. Fractures in this area are categorized based on the ...

Numerous options exist for the treatment of this complex injury pattern. Controversy exists as to which fracture to stabilize first and what hardware combination to use. The optimal timing of such ...

Femoral neck BMD had better prognostic power for 5-year hip fracture risk than the FRAX and Garvan models among adults aged 80 years and older. The incorporation of femoral neck bone mineral density ...

Posterior comminution is an important cause of insecure fixation. More than half of the insecurely fixed fractures end in nonunion. Clinical experience and laboratory data support the use of 3 screws ...

IN OCTOBER, 1939, I 1 reported on a small series of hip reconstructions done for painful, nonunited fractures of the femoral neck under the various prevalent standard procedures. These included the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 25-year-old woman presented to the hospital as a level 2 trauma activation as the unrestrained driver in a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The patient is a 74-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension who initially presented to an ...

LONDON, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, has announced the launch of its CONQUEST FN™ system, a new implant solution to treat ...