Performing Screw Fixation for Femoral Neck Fractures under Local Anaesthesia
Background: Many patients who suffer from hip fractures have multiple medical comorbidities and there are risks when undergoing spinal or general anaesthesia. In fact, screw fixation can be performed under local anaesthesia infiltration for undisplaced femoral neck fracture, thus enabling patients f...
Main Authors: | Chor-Yat Chung, Sze-Hung Wong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491712000413 |
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