The small screw-apex distance is potentially associated with femoral head osteonecrosis in adults with femoral neck fractures treated by closed reduction and percutaneous 3 parallel cannulated screws

Femoral neck fractures (FNFs) are among the most common fractures in elderly individuals. Surgery is the main treatment for FNFs, and osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is one of the unacceptable complic...

Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - April 13, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Xiaoxiao Zhou, Shengyang Guo, Wenjun Pan, Linyuan Zhang, Houlin Ji and Yang Yang Tags: Research Source Type: research