TREATMENT OF INTRACAPSULAR FRACTURE NECK FEMUR BY CANCELLOUS HIP SCREW FIXATION IN ADULTS
English

Kumar Shantanu Anand, Gyan Ranjan, Rohit Mohpal, Tulika Singh, Kunal Krishna, Shashank Singh, Bhunesh Mohpal, Bimal Mandal
2017 Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare  
BACKGROUND Neck of femur fracture is one of the commonest fracture seen at all ages. It comprises 20% of all the fractures and 50% of all intracapsular fractures, only 15% of all the neck of femur (NOF) fracture is undisplaced, remaining 85% is displaced. Even in undisplaced neck of femur fractures, surgery is treatment of choice. Mechanism of injury in this is simple. Fall with force being transmitted to femoral neck via greater trochanter. There are other mechanism also. Financial or Other, Competing Interest: None.
doi:10.18410/jebmh/2017/415 fatcat:irboalcifneqrkknb3vwvwugg4