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Femoral Neck Fractures

Known as: fracture femoral neck, femur fractures neck, Femur Neck Fractures 
Fractures of the short, constricted portion of the thigh bone between the femur head and the trochanters. It excludes intertrochanteric fractures… 
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Narrower (2)

Closed fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of neck of femursubcapital fracture of neck of femur

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FractureHip Fractures
Hip InjuriesIn BloodMicrobiologicalchemically induced

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1989
1989
Fractures of the femoral neck treated with cemented bipolar hemiarthroplasty.
Seven of 59 (12%) bipolar hemiarthroplasties for displaced femoral neck fracture were classified as failures at the 3-year follow… 
1984
1984
Preoperative 99mTc-MDP scintimetry of femoral neck fractures.
Preoperative 99mTc-MDP-scintimetry was performed in 117 patients with femoral neck fractures. Scintimetry was shown to be… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Cortical and trabecular bone status in elderly women with femoral neck fracture.
It is well known that the femoral neck fracture rate rises steeply with age, particularly in women older than 70.* Although both… 
1981
1981
Knowles pinning of experimental femoral neck fractures: biomechanical study.
This experimental study demonstrates the rigidity and durability of Knowles pin fixation of femoral neck fractures. Embalmed… 
1980
1980
Early detection by 99mTc-Sn-pyrophosphate scintigraphy of femoral head necorsis following medial femoral neck fractures.
A selected series of 24 patients with displaced medial femoral neck fracture, treated with closed reduction and osteosynthesis… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The use of bone cement as an adjunct to internal fixation of supracondylar fractures of osteoporotic femurs.
Bone cement was used as an adjunct to internal fixation of 14 supracondylar femoral fractures. The fractures were stabilized with… 
1977
1977
Computed tomography in the diagnosis of an atlas fracture.
New uses of computed tomography are being discovered and reported daily. We report yet another application in a case of a… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Regional survey of femoral neck fractures.
In the South-west Thames Region 2619 patients (2105 women and 514 men) were discharged with a diagnosis of femoral neck fracture… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
Primary prosthetic replacement for femoral neck fractures.
Treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures remains a problem. Routine prosthetic replacement is controversial. Review of 100… 
1971
1971
EXPERIMENTAL FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE HUMAN CADAVERIC FEMORAL NECK
1. Thirty-seven specimens of the proximal third of the human femur were subjected to cyclically varying loads applied in a…