A Prognostic Algorithm for Assessment of Subcapital Femoral Neck Fractures
- 1 November 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Acta Radiologica
- Vol. 30 (6) , 639-642
- https://doi.org/10.1177/028418518903000613
Abstract
A new method for prognostication of non-union in subcapital femoral neck fractures is presented. From routine pre- and postoperative films from 112 patients with Garden stage 2, 3, and 4 fractures 4 parameters were obtained: Cranial displacement, orientation of the nail in the femoral head, depth of nail inserted, and attainment of perfect reduction. These 4 variables were combined into a simple algorithm capable of non-union prediction at various levels of certainty (74–100%).Keywords
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