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Compressive Buttress Compared With Off-Axial Screw Fixation For Vertical Femoral Neck Fractures

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May 2024

Compressive Buttress Compared With Off-Axial Screw Fixation For Vertical Femoral Neck Fractures

Vol: 306| Issue: 5| Number:121| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Compressive buttress compared with off-axial screw fixation for vertical femoral neck fractures in young adults: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.

J Orthop Surg Res . 2024 Jan 6;19(1):42.

Contributing Authors:
BH Yin CJ Liu MC Sherrier H Sun W Zhang

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Synopsis

134 patients with high-energy Pauwels type III femoral neck fractures were randomized to receive either compressive buttress screw (CBS) fixation (n=67) or off-axial partial threaded cannulated screw (OPTCS) fixation (n=67). The primary outcome of interest was complication rates, including fixation failure, fracture nonunion, and avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) at 24 months. Secondar...

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