Compression screw fixation for displaced
subcapital fracture of the femur.
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Outcome after primary and secondary replacement for
subcapital fracture of the hip in 10 264 patients.
A 55-year-old man presented to our department with a displaced
subcapital fracture of the right femoral neck [Figure 1].
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.
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subcapital fracture of the fifth metacarpal bone using Foucher's technique Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie 40 (5) 336-341
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subcapital fracture of the femur", 1.
X-rays later revealed that the patient suffered a displaced
subcapital fracture of the left femoral head.
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.
Internal fixation versus hemiarthroplasty for the displaced
subcapital fracture of the femur: a prospective study.
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subcapital fracture fixation in osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic femora.
Treatment of
subcapital fractures of the fifth metacarpal bone: a prospective randomised comparison between functional treatment and reposition and splinting.