Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)
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J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) · Aug 2007
Case ReportsSubcapital femoral neck fracture following successful trochanteric fracture treatment with a dynamic hip screw: a report of five cases.
A subcapital femoral neck fracture complicating a healed trochanteric fracture is rare. Such cases are managed in a rather heterogeneous manner, i.e. there exists a mixture of cases treated by either fixed angle devices or dynamic compression screws. ⋯ The subjects' clinical data, operative records, and radiographs have been studied retrospectively and the literature reviewed. The risk factors for such a complication include being of advanced age, female, osteoporotic, and having a small femoral head and neck, and a basicervical type of fracture.