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. 2014 Apr 24:2014:257871.
doi: 10.1155/2014/257871. eCollection 2014.

Dynamic hip screw for the treatment of femoral neck fractures: a prospective study with 96 patients

Carlos Roberto Schwartsmann  1 , Lucas Senger Jacobus  2 , Leandro de Freitas Spinelli  3 , Leonardo Carbonera Boschin  3 , Ramiro Zilles Gonçalves  3 , Anthony Kerbes Yépez  3 , Rodrigo Py Gonçalves Barreto  4 , Marcelo Faria Silva  5
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Dynamic hip screw for the treatment of femoral neck fractures: a prospective study with 96 patients

Carlos Roberto Schwartsmann et al. ISRN Orthop. .

Abstract

Objectives. To study the correlation between avascular necrosis and the demographics, time elapsed from fracture to surgery, quality of reduction, Garden classification, and the position of the screw following use of the dynamic hip screw (DHS) in the treatment of subcapital neck fractures. Methods. A prospective study of 96 patients with subcapital neck fractures was carried out in a faculty hospital. Patients underwent surgery with closed reduction and internal fixation with DHS. Results. There were 58% male and 42% female patients, with a mean age of 53 years (+/-14). In terms of Garden classification, 60% were Garden IV, 26% were Garden III, and 14% were Garden II. Nonunion was observed in three cases (3%) and was treated with valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy, in all cases leading to successful healing. Avascular necrosis was observed in 16% of patients. The positioning of the screw into the femoral head showed a significant correlation with necrosis. Conclusions. The incidence of necrosis in patients under the age of 50 years is twice as high as that in older patients. Displacement is a predictive factor regarding osteonecrosis and is associated with a high and anterior position of the screw in the femoral head. Level II of evidence.

Study type: therapeutic study.

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Avascular necrosis versus screw placement on the femoral head. H = high; M = middle; L = low; A = anterior; P = posterior; C = centre.
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