Failure after operative repair is higher for ballistic femoral neck fractures than for closed, blunt-injury fractures: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Introduction The purpose of this study was to describe the outcomes after operative repair of ballistic femoral neck fractures. To better highlight the devastating nature of these injuries, we compared a cohort of ballistic femoral neck fractures to a cohort of young, closed, blunt-injury femoral ne...

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Main Authors: Ranjan Gupta, Henry Tout Shu, Diane Ghanem, Davis L. Rogers, Oscar Covarrubias, Paul Izard, Jacques Hacquebord, Philip Lim, Greg M. Osgood, Babar Shafiq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-02-01
Series:Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
Online Access:https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001241.full