A new posterosuperior screw placement strategy to avoid in-out-in screws in femoral neck fractures

A new posterosuperior screw placement strategy to avoid in-out-in screws in femoral neck fractures

ObjectiveThe inverted triangle configuration of the three cannulated screws is the classic fixation method most commonly performed for undisplaced femoral neck fractures in young and geriatric patients. However, the posterosuperior screw has a high incidence of cortical breach, known as an in-out-in...

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Main Authors: Shi-Jie Li, Shou-Chao Du, Sun-Jun Hu, Shi-Min Chang, Ying-Qi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
femoral neck fracture
in-out-in
femoral neck safe zone
screw placement strategy
insertion angle
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1142135/full

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