Cargando…

Incomplete Screw Thread Engagement of Proximal Fragment: A Possible Failure Risk After Internal Fixation for Femoral Neck Fractures

Background For successful internal fixation for femoral neck fracture, the sliding mechanism of the screw is important because it can induce inter-fragmental compression. The thread should penetrate the fracture line and be located within the proximal fragment. If screw thread engagement is incomple...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tanaka, Atsuki, Hiranaka, Takafumi, Fujishiro, Takaaki, Koide, Motoki, Suda, Yoshihito, Saito, Akira, Arimoto, Akihiko, Okamoto, Koji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10398796/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37546044
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41349