• Injury · Mar 2015

    Managing failed fixation: Valgus osteotomy for femoral neck nonunion.

    • D E Deakin, P Guy, P J O'Brien, P A Blachut, and K A Lefaivre.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
    • Injury. 2015 Mar 1;46(3):492-6.

    AbstractFemoral neck non union is a relatively uncommon complication following intracapsular hip fracture in the young patient. Almost all patients with femoral neck non union are symptomatic for which they will require some form of revision surgery. This review discusses the role of valgus osteotomy in managing the younger patient with femoral neck non union.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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