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Femoral Neck Fractures [OCOSH Code: C21.866.405.207.425.278_WI_FR_F_H_FN]

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Avoiding Missed Femoral Neck Fractures

Location: http://www.hwbf.org/ota/am/ota04/otapa/OTA04949.htm

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OTA paper 2004: Improvement by Using a Standard Protocol in Cases of Femoral Shaft Fractures:
The purpose of this study was to describe a program of quality improvement and a subsequent protocol that have resulted in a reduction of missed femoral neck fractures in patients with femoral shaft fractures
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Femoral Fractures

Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/418871

Medscape 2000 Report from the Vail Orthopaedics Symposium features
1. Indirect Reduction of the Femur
2. Retrograde and antegrade nailing
3. Supracondylar Femur Fractures
4. Current Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures
5. Current Technique: Use of Hemiarthroplasty in Femoral Neck Fractures
6. Classification and Treatment of Intertrochanteric Fractures
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Femoral Neck Fractures in Young Adults

Location: http://www.hwbf.org/ota/bfc/wolin/exp.htm

Femoral neck fractures in the young adult are a different type of fracture than those seen in the elderly. These younger patients have normal bone density. A simple fall is not going to break the femoral neck. These fractures require high energy type injury mechanisms, and greater than 50% of... Expert
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Femoral Neck Stress and Insufficiency Fractures eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic84.htm

Wildstein & Schutte 2007
Femoral neck stress fractures are a common cause of hip pain in select populations. Chronic, repetitive activity that is common to runners and military recruits predisposes these populations to femoral neck stress fractures. These injuries must be differentiated from insufficiency fractures, which, although similar in appearance and...
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Fractures of the Femoral Neck Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/fractures_of_the_femoral_neck

Extensive Menu on this subject - topics -
Work Up: anesthesia, medical considerations, and timing of surgery - X-rays for Femoral Neck...
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Garden I II Hip Fractures Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/garden_i_ii_diagnosis_and_treatment

Garden I & II: Diagnosis and Treatment
Garden I:
- incomplete or impacted fracture, in which the trabeculae of the inferior neck are still intact;
- femoral head is tilted in a posterolateral direction, causing vaglus angulation at the frx site;
Garden II:
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Garden III and IV Hip Fractures Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/garden_iii_iv_hip_frx

Garden III
complete fracture with partial displacement;
- "if it needs a reduction, then its a type III fracture;"
- frequently there is shortening and external rotation of distal frag;
- retinaculum of Weitbrecht remains attached to, & maintains continuity between, the...
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Gardens Alignment Index Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/gardens_alignment_index

refers to the angle of the compression trabeculae on AP view relative to the longintudinal axis of the femoral shaft and the angle of the compression trabeculae on the lateral view relative to the femoral shaft;
- on the...
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Hip Capsule Wheeless

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Discussion of the anatomy of the hip capsule and its significance in femoral neck fractures.
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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Locking Screw Compression Hip Screw

Location: http://www.datatrace.com/medical/jsoa/JSOA_georgia_toc.htm

Locking-Screw Compression Hip Screw for use with Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing in the Treatment of Ipsilateral Femoral Neck and Shaft Fractures Mark W. Hanna, MD 2003 Annual Meeting Georgia Orthopaedic Society
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Operative Techniques for Hip Fracture Pins Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/operative_techniques_for_hip_frx_pins

- if bone is dense enough to permit stable fixation, patients treated by percutaneous pinning have the advantage of immediate, full weight bearing postoperatively;
- failures in percutaneous pinning include...
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Regional Nerve Block in Fractured Neck of Femur

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Meta-analysis of 27 papers on Regional Nerve Block in Fractured Neck of Femura. Conclusion: In patients with suspected fractured neck of femur, regional nerve block may be of benefit in reducing parenteral analgesic requirements.
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