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Abstract
This retrospective study at King Fahd University Hospital was undertaken to assess
the hospital-based incidence and the complication rate among young Saudi nationals
with a fracture of the femur.
Hospital records of 17 patients between 17 and 45 years of age (mean 27.4 years) with
a fracture of the neck of the femur were studied for the period 1982 to 1988. Factors
such as type and severity of injury, associated injuries, delay in internal fixation
and the type of implant used, were analysed.
Fracture of the neck of the femur in young adults was 28 per cent (![Math Eq]()
) of these fractures in all age groups during the study period. There were no complications
encountered, such as avascular necrosis or late segmental collapse.
) of these fractures in all age groups during the study period. There were no complications
encountered, such as avascular necrosis or late segmental collapse.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Accepted:
September 24,
1991
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© 1992 Published by Elsevier Inc.
