However, despite priority given to the femoral neck fracture, 2 out of 12 (22%) patients developed osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Extra-articular retrograde femoral nailing has largely been ...

for femoral neck fracture. Methods. A literature-based search was conducted to identify all relevant studies published before September 10, 2013. The odd ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI ...

called retroversion. And then there’s the shape and size of your femoral head (the ball in this ball and socket joint) and the femoral neck below it. This too can vary in thickness and its ...

Jones, Stephen G. — Surgeon to Fracture Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 945. Select the format you want to export the ...