Subcapital femoral neck fractures were created. A simulated posterior comminution defect (1 cm wide × 1.5 cm deep × 0.5 cm deep) was created in the femoral neck of the 8 matched pairs.

A 26-year-old man who was in a motorcycle crash arrived at the ED with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T. Following stabilization in the trauma bay, trauma scans were obtained.The patient sustained ...

Intensive bone cell apoptosis contributes to AVN of femoral head. [28] Our meta-analysis indicated the incidence of AVN of femoral head in CRIF was significant higher than ORIF (OR = 1.746, 95% CI ...

Smith & Nephew launched its CONQUEST FN system, an implant solution to treat femoral neck fractures and aid in bone preservation, according to a press release from the company.CONQUEST FN was ...

Stress fracture of the femoral neck is rare and often initially missed. A high index of clinical suspicion is required in athletes presenting with a history of insidious onset, exertional groin pain ...

In the 5 years after baseline, 6.5% of women and 3.1% of men had a hip fracture and 16.7% of women and 23.1% of men died before hip fracture.

Kevin K. Kang, MD, from Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York City, and colleagues randomly assigned 50 patients with an isolated intracapsular femoral neck fracture and treated with hip ...

Bipolar hemiarthroplasty is one of the treatment options for femoral neck fractures in older adults. Unlike THR, this procedure only replaces one part of the hip joint.

A hangman's fracture is a break in the second vertebra of your neck, called the C2, or axis. This bone forms a ring around your spinal cord. A hangman's fracture occurs on both sides of this bone.