The Netherlands journal of surgery
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Dynamic hip-screw osteosynthesis was carried out in 121 patients with fractures of the proximal femur and intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck. Five patients died (4%). ⋯ Partial femoral head necrosis was seen in six patients. Fast and proper anatomic reduction and dynamic fixation with a central positioned hip-screw (sliding nail) for intracapsular femoral neck fractures, result in good fracture healing with a low incidence of segmental femoral head necrosis.