Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1990 Jun;7(1):69-80. 10.12701/yujm.1990.7.1.69.

A Clinical Study of Femur Neck Fractures

• Koo HM
• Ahn MW
• Ihin JC

• KMID: 2377308
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1990.7.1.69

Abstract

A clinical analysis was done on 23 patients (24 hips) with fracture of the femoral neck, who had been admitted and treated at our Orthopedic department during the period of 4 years, from Jan. 1984 to May 1988. The results were as follows 1. 23 patients were comprised of 4 males and 19 females, and 11 patients were over 65 years old. 2. 18 cases of 24 cases were due to minor traumas such as slipping down, and for over 65 years old, all cases were due to simple minor traumas, 8 cases were showed a severe osteoporosis, below grade 3 of the Singh's index. 3. 14 cases of 24 cases were displaced subcapital fractures, and 6 cases displaced transcervical fractures. Only 4 cases were the undisplaced transcervical fractures. 4. In treatment of fractures internal fixations after manipulation were performed in 14 cases and primary arthroplasties in 10 cases. Secondary arthroplasties were done in complicated 4 cases of 14 cases treated with internal fixations. 5. Complications after internal fixation were developed in 7 cases out of 14 cases, avascular necrosis in 6, nonunions in 2, pin migrations in 3, and metal failure in 1 case. 6. In 14 arthroplasty immediate surgical fitness of femoral stem were related to late loosening of femoral stem (correlation coefficient γ=-0.68, p<0.01).

Keyword

femur neck fracture; internal fixation; primary arthoroplasty

MeSH Terms

Arthroplasty
Clinical Study*
Female
Femoral Neck Fractures*
Femur Neck*
Femur*
Humans
Male
Necrosis
Orthopedics
Osteoporosis