Blood biomarkers related to osteonecrosis of femoral head by internal fixation after Garden I femoral neck fracture: a cohort study

As the most serious complication, osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) after internal fixation for femoral neck fractures brings a huge economic and psychological burden to the patients. Researchers have devoted themselves to the work to reduce or to avoid the occurrence of ONFH. As is known to all, ONFH after internal fixation is significantly related to Garden type of femoral fracture [1, 2] and reduction quality [1 –5]. In addition, previous studies have also identified a number of factors that can increase the rates of ONFH, including pre-operation traction [1, 2], implant removal [6], type of reduction [7], mechanism of injury [8] and injury-to surgery interval [3, 5, 7, 9].

Source: Injury - February 16, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Shuangshuang Cui, Likun Zhao, Yumin Wang, Qiang Dong, Jianxiong Ma, Xinlong Ma Source Type: research