Femoral head fractures Orthopaedia

Description: Femoral head fractures are very rare injuries, almost always caused by hip dislocations.
The standard classification of femoral head fractures is that of Pipkin. The key criterion in the Pipkin classification is whether the femoral head is fracture above or below the fovea. A type 1 fracture is with the fracture below the fovea, and a type 2 is with the fracture above. A type 3 is a femoral head fracture (regardless of location) associated with a femoral neck fracture, and a type 4 is a femoral head fracture associated with an acetabular fracture.