Avoid the In-Out-In Posterosuperior Femoral Neck Screw: The Use of the Piriformis Fossa Radiographic Landmark

Conclusions: Placing the posterosuperior screw of the inverted triangle caudal to the PF inferior margin on the AP view seems to avoid cortical breach during percutaneous screw fixation of femoral neck fractures.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Article Source Type: research