subcapital fracture

sub·cap·i·tal frac·ture

an intracapsular fracture of the neck of the femur, at the point where the neck of the femur joins the head.

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Compression screw fixation for displaced subcapital fracture of the femur.

BIPLANAR DOUBLE-SUPPORTED SCREW FIXATION METHOD IN OSTEOPOROTIC NECK OF FEMUR FRACTURES

Harris, "Obturator hip dislocation with subcapital fracture of the femoral neck," Injury, vol.

Iatrogenic Obturator Hip Dislocation with Intrapelvic Migration

Outcome after primary and secondary replacement for subcapital fracture of the hip in 10 264 patients.

A clinical study on arthroplasty for failed internal fixation of hip fractures and review of literature

A 55-year-old man presented to our department with a displaced subcapital fracture of the right femoral neck [Figure 1].

Profunda femoris artery injury following internal fixation with cannulated hip screws for a femoral neck fracture

But the proximal part has a wide range of mobility in subcapital fracture, it is better to fix the proximal part first with Kirschner wire if the reduction is difficult.

Efficacy Evaluation for the Treatment of Subcapital Femoral Neck Fracture in Young Adults by Capsulotomy Reduction and Closed Reduction

Sandner AM, Menke H 2008 Results of antegrade intramedullar Kirschner-wire pinning of subcapital fracture of the fifth metacarpal bone using Foucher's technique Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie 40 (5) 336-341

Fractures of the wrist and hand

and Barrington R., "Internal fixation versus hemi-arthroplasty for the displaced subcapital fracture of the femur", 1.

Biphasic finite element modelling of contact mechanics of hemi-of human hip joint. Part II: polycarbonate urethane on cartilage contact

X-rays later revealed that the patient suffered a displaced subcapital fracture of the left femoral head.

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Consecutive patients with trochanteric or subcapital fracture admitted between December 1990 and June 1991 were interviewed and measured by one observer (N.B.) and all measurements apart from weight were carried out within 72 hours of admission.

Habitus and hip fracture revisited: skeletal size, strength and cognition rather than thinness?

Internal fixation versus hemiarthroplasty for the displaced subcapital fracture of the femur: a prospective study.

Comparative study of fracture neck of femur treated with unipolar and bipolar hemiarthroplasty

(61.) Nakamura K, Tronzo RG, Wittles M, et al: Comparative testing of subcapital fracture fixation in osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic femora.

Laboratory evaluation of hip fracture fixation devices

Treatment of subcapital fractures of the fifth metacarpal bone: a prospective randomised comparison between functional treatment and reposition and splinting.