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Delayed union of an operated fracture of the femoral neck

Fracture of the femoral neck continues to be a vexing clinical and therapeutic challenge for the orthopedic surgeon. The fracture has a propensity for non-union and avascular necrosis. It is a challenge for the orthopedic surgeon to decide when to intervene in a case with non-union where the implant...

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Autores principales: Dhar, Shabir Ahmed, Gani, Naseem U., Butt, Mohammed F., Farooq, Munir, Mir, Mohammed Ramzan
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2656958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19384623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-008-0012-8
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author Dhar, Shabir Ahmed
Gani, Naseem U.
Butt, Mohammed F.
Farooq, Munir
Mir, Mohammed Ramzan
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description Fracture of the femoral neck continues to be a vexing clinical and therapeutic challenge for the orthopedic surgeon. The fracture has a propensity for non-union and avascular necrosis. It is a challenge for the orthopedic surgeon to decide when to intervene in a case with non-union where the implant continues to be in place. We present a case with persistent clinical and radiological non-union signs where the fracture eventually united after 32 months. The case bolsters the view that a continued conservative regime might entail good results in such situations.
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spelling pubmed-26569582009-03-25 Delayed union of an operated fracture of the femoral neck Dhar, Shabir Ahmed Gani, Naseem U. Butt, Mohammed F. Farooq, Munir Mir, Mohammed Ramzan J Orthop Traumatol Case Report Fracture of the femoral neck continues to be a vexing clinical and therapeutic challenge for the orthopedic surgeon. The fracture has a propensity for non-union and avascular necrosis. It is a challenge for the orthopedic surgeon to decide when to intervene in a case with non-union where the implant continues to be in place. We present a case with persistent clinical and radiological non-union signs where the fracture eventually united after 32 months. The case bolsters the view that a continued conservative regime might entail good results in such situations. Springer Milan 2008-05-28 2008-06 /pmc/articles/PMC2656958/ /pubmed/19384623 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-008-0012-8 Text en © Springer-Verlag 2008
spellingShingle Case Report
Dhar, Shabir Ahmed
Gani, Naseem U.
Butt, Mohammed F.
Farooq, Munir
Mir, Mohammed Ramzan
Delayed union of an operated fracture of the femoral neck
title Delayed union of an operated fracture of the femoral neck
title_full Delayed union of an operated fracture of the femoral neck
title_fullStr Delayed union of an operated fracture of the femoral neck
title_full_unstemmed Delayed union of an operated fracture of the femoral neck
title_short Delayed union of an operated fracture of the femoral neck
title_sort delayed union of an operated fracture of the femoral neck
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2656958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19384623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-008-0012-8
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