Abstract
The results of treatment for 83 patients treated with a new implant designed specifically
for the internal fixation of intracapsular hip fractures are reported. Nonunion occurred
in one out of the 37 undisplaced fractures (3%) and seven out of the 46 displaced
fractures (15%). In addition, four patients developed avascular necrosis (5%), one
developed a fracture around the distal screws and another developed deep wound infection.
The functional recovery at patients at 1 year was excellent. The results to date for
this new implant suggest that it may lead to reduced fracture-healing complications
in comparison to the currently used methods of internal fixation.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
September 3,
2009
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© 2009 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
