Research Article

Displaced femoral neck fractures in adult and elderly patients, pitfalls in treatment options: internal fixation or replacement?

Volume: 34 Number: 4 September 11, 2006
  • Franky Steenbrugge
  • Kris Govaers
  • Wim Nieuwenhuyse
  • Jacques Overschelde
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Displaced femoral neck fractures in adult and elderly patients, pitfalls in treatment options: internal fixation or replacement?

Abstract

The incidence of hip fractures is steadily increasing. The treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures is controversial. The principal area of disagreement is whether to reduce the fracture and use internal fixation or to perform a total or partial hip replacement. Especially in Scandinavia, primary osteosynthesis, irrespective of age, has been the method of choice for decades with an 80% success rate. Even the supporters of osteosynthesis report a high percentage of non-union (20-25%) mainly due to failures in the elderly. Undoubtedly, younger patients and those with minimally displaced fractures should be treated by internal fixation in an attempt to preserve the natural hip joint. Hemiarthroplasty appears to be best suited for the elderly. The ‘gray-zone’ in between the two distinct patient populations is the subject of much controversy.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Franky Steenbrugge This is me

Kris Govaers This is me

Wim Nieuwenhuyse This is me

Jacques Overschelde This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

Submission Date

March 6, 2014

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Year 2000 Volume: 34 Number: 4

APA
Steenbrugge, F., Govaers, K., Nieuwenhuyse, W., & Overschelde, J. (2006). Displaced femoral neck fractures in adult and elderly patients, pitfalls in treatment options: internal fixation or replacement? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 34(4), 430-433. https://izlik.org/JA75JH95SY
AMA
1.Steenbrugge F, Govaers K, Nieuwenhuyse W, Overschelde J. Displaced femoral neck fractures in adult and elderly patients, pitfalls in treatment options: internal fixation or replacement? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;34(4):430-433. https://izlik.org/JA75JH95SY
Chicago
Steenbrugge, Franky, Kris Govaers, Wim Nieuwenhuyse, and Jacques Overschelde. 2006. “Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Adult and Elderly Patients, Pitfalls in Treatment Options: Internal Fixation or Replacement?”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34 (4): 430-33. https://izlik.org/JA75JH95SY.
EndNote
Steenbrugge F, Govaers K, Nieuwenhuyse W, Overschelde J (September 1, 2006) Displaced femoral neck fractures in adult and elderly patients, pitfalls in treatment options: internal fixation or replacement? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34 4 430–433.
IEEE
[1]F. Steenbrugge, K. Govaers, W. Nieuwenhuyse, and J. Overschelde, “Displaced femoral neck fractures in adult and elderly patients, pitfalls in treatment options: internal fixation or replacement?”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 430–433, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA75JH95SY
ISNAD
Steenbrugge, Franky - Govaers, Kris - Nieuwenhuyse, Wim - Overschelde, Jacques. “Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Adult and Elderly Patients, Pitfalls in Treatment Options: Internal Fixation or Replacement?”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 34/4 (September 1, 2006): 430-433. https://izlik.org/JA75JH95SY.
JAMA
1.Steenbrugge F, Govaers K, Nieuwenhuyse W, Overschelde J. Displaced femoral neck fractures in adult and elderly patients, pitfalls in treatment options: internal fixation or replacement? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;34:430–433.
MLA
Steenbrugge, Franky, et al. “Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Adult and Elderly Patients, Pitfalls in Treatment Options: Internal Fixation or Replacement?”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 34, no. 4, Sept. 2006, pp. 430-3, https://izlik.org/JA75JH95SY.
Vancouver
1.Franky Steenbrugge, Kris Govaers, Wim Nieuwenhuyse, Jacques Overschelde. Displaced femoral neck fractures in adult and elderly patients, pitfalls in treatment options: internal fixation or replacement? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;34(4):430-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA75JH95SY