In:
Orthopedics, SLACK, Inc., Vol. 38, No. 7 ( 2015-07), p. 430-434
Abstract:
Displaced femoral neck fractures in physiologically young patients are best treated with anatomic reduction and stable fixation. Several surgical approaches to the femoral neck have previously been described, although they are fraught with disadvantages such as poor visualization, the need for 2 incisions, and risk of injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and branches of the medial femoral circumflex artery. The authors’ hybrid anterolateral approach to the hip allows for excellent visualization of femoral neck fractures and for placement of plate and/or screw constructs through a single incision. This surgical technique additionally minimizes risk to neurovascular structures. [ Orthopedics. 2015; 38(7):430–434.]
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0147-7447
,
1938-2367
DOI:
10.3928/01477447-20150701-03
Language:
English
Publisher:
SLACK, Inc.
Publication Date:
2015