Dynamic hip screws versus cannulated screws for femoral neck fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Dynamic hip screws versus cannulated screws for femoral neck fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective Dynamic hip screw (DHS) and cannulated screws (CS) are widely used for femoral neck fractures. However, there is no definite result as to which surgical method bring less complications. We performed this study to compare the complication (mortality, non-union, avascular necrosis (...

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Main Authors: Lang Li, Xue Zhao, Xiaodong Yang, Xueyang Tang, Ming Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Meta-analysis
Dynamic hip screw
Cannulated screws
Femoral neck fractures
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-01842-z

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