Internal fixation of femoral neck fractures An atlas /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Manninger, Jenő (Editor), Bosch, Ulrich (Editor), Cserháti, Péter (Editor), Fekete, Károly (Editor), Kazár, György (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna, 2007.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation.; Surgery.; Minimally invasive surgery.; Traumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Traumatic Surgery.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.; General Surgery.

Femoral neck fractures occur primarily in the elderly population, and nowadays arthroplasty is chosen most frequently as a treatment solution. In the era of financial restrictions in health care system non-invasive internal fixation is an attractive choice, because in addition to the lower immediate...

Table of Contents:

• Proximal Femur Fractures. Definition, Epidemiology, Anatomy, Biomechanics
• Pathology of Femoral Neck Fractures
• Diagnostic Investigations
• Historical Retrospection
• Biomechanical Aspects of Cannulated Screw Fixation. Experimental Investigations and Developments
• Justification for Early Surgery
• Reduction of the Fracture
• Internal Fixation
• Treatment of Undisplaced and Atypical Femoral Neck Fractures
• Postoperative Treatment, Early Complications
• Treatment Results.