Femoral Neck Fractures

01/01/2003 - "Augmentation with calcium-phosphate cement improved the stability of internally fixed femoral neck fractures during the first six weeks after surgery, with improvement being less pronounced at six weeks compared with at one week."
04/01/2006 - "Calcium phosphate cement for augmentation did not improve results after internal fixation of displaced femoral neck fractures: a randomized study of 118 patients."
04/01/2006 - "We wanted to evaluate whether augmentation with calcium phosphate cement can improve clinical and functional outcome following internal fixation of displaced femoral neck fractures. "
01/01/2003 - "40 ambulatory patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture were randomized to treatment with cannulated screws alone (controls) or screws combined with calcium-phosphate cement for augmentation (augmented). "
09/01/1996 - "These findings suggest that calcium-phosphate cement provides initial beneficial augmentation to fixation of femoral neck fractures."

08/01/2009 - "We found a significantly greater proportion of patients with subtrochanteric/shaft fractures to be on long-term bisphosphonates than intertrochanteric/femoral neck fractures. "
12/01/2015 - "Bisphosphonates have been shown to reduce the incidence of vertebral fractures, as well as intertrochanteric and femoral neck fractures; however, data also demonstrate the association of prolonged use and atypical femur fractures. "
08/01/2014 - "Subtrochanteric/femoral shaft fractures, unlike intertrochanteric/femoral neck fractures, are positively associated with higher adherence to long-term (≥3 years) oral bisphosphonates in the elderly female Medicare population."
01/01/2006 - "All the best properties of bisphosphonates have also been confirmed through a significant reduction in the relative risk of femoral neck fracture over 3 years of treatment by 40%, or by as much as 60% in female patients with osteoporosis and prevalent vertebral fracture, compared with controls. "
11/01/2012 - "Response letter to the article: recurrent femur neck fracture and response to bisphosphonates in polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: a novel molecular mechanism."

11/01/2009 - "While alendronate therapy has been shown to decrease the risk of vertebral and femoral neck fractures in postmenopausal osteoporotic patients, recent reports have associated long-term alendronate therapy with unilateral low-energy subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femoral fractures in a small number of patients. "
01/01/2001 - "Alendronate is more effective than hormone replacement therapy in preventing femoral neck fractures and is thus indicated for the long-term prophylaxis of postmenopausal decreases in bone mineral density and for the management of osteoporosis in women who have fractures or an increased fracture risk. "
12/01/2009 - "Treatment with once-weekly 70 mg alendronate significantly improved the BMD at the lumbar spine and femoral neck in patients with prostate cancer with severe osteopenia or osteoporosis and on ADT, and significantly decreased the risk of femoral neck fracture."
01/01/2008 - "Alendronate decreases the risk of femoral neck fracture by suppressing bone turnover, and also decreases the serum total osteocalcin level. "
10/30/2003 - "Etidronate increases the lumbar bone mineral density (BMD), and prevents new vertebral fractures, in patients with osteoporosis, while alendronate and risedronate increase the lumbar and femoral neck BMDs, and prevent new vertebral and femoral neck fractures. "

04/01/2005 - "In the study of Japanese, it was declared that administration of active vitamin D significantly reduced the frequency of femoral neck fracture."
03/01/2015 - "Furthermore, the results raise the possibility of association between seasonal changes in vitamin D levels and impaired fracture healing of femoral neck fracture. "
01/01/2015 - "Are radiographic indices reliable indicators for quantitative bone mineral density and vitamin D status after femoral neck fractures? "
05/01/2013 - "Spontaneous femoral neck fracture associated with a low serum level of vitamin D."
02/01/2009 - "Spontaneous bilateral femoral neck fractures associated with a low serum level of vitamin D in a young adult."

04/01/2014 - "Our study confirmed that the VEGF/PLGA delivery system offers good angiogenic and osteogenic properties for the treatment of canine femoral neck fractures."
04/01/2014 - "Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is regarded as one of the most potent antigenic cytokines; however, there have been very few studies that have previously investigated the effects of VEGF on bone healing in a femoral neck fracture model. "
04/01/2014 - "Then the preparation of femoral neck fracture model and internal fixation were performed, and the effect of the VEGF/PLGA microspheres on bone healing was determined by X-ray, radionuclide bone scanning, and histomorphometric evaluation. "
04/01/2014 - "Improvement in angiogenesis and osteogenesis with modified cannulated screws combined with VEGF/PLGA/fibrin glue in femoral neck fractures."
12/01/2012 - "To investigate the reparative reaction in human bone, the distribution of tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive cells and the expressions of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), and CD31 were observed around the fracture site in 101 hips in 100 patients with femoral neck fracture. "

02/01/2015 - "To observe the long-term efficacy of two double-head compression titanium screw anterior and posterior cross internal fixation on femoral neck fracture. "
02/01/2015 - "[A long-term study regarding the therapeutic effect of two titanium screw fixation for femoral neck fractures]."
02/01/2015 - "Two double-head compression titanium anterior and posterior cross internal fixation shows a good long-term efficacy on femoral neck fracture, which holds important clinical value and should be widely spread."
10/01/2000 - "At the centre of traumatology, the Central District Clinical Hospital N 12 of Kiev, the authors have conducted investigations in order that on the basis of clinical and roentgenologic findings they might assess both early and long-term results of osteosynthesis of the femoral neck fractures with the aid of the elaborated device made of titanium. "
07/01/2009 - "We conducted a prospective pilot study of 17 patients treated with a titanium stem and an LTI pyrolytic carbon femoral head bearing surface for unipolar hemiarthroplasty for either femoral neck fracture (10 patients) or osteonecrosis (seven patients). "

01/01/2015 - "The purpose of this study was to introduce a new technique using biodegradable magnesium screws and vascularised iliac grafting for displaced femoral neck fracture in young adults. "
01/01/2015 - "Biodegradable magnesium screws and vascularized iliac grafting for displaced femoral neck fracture in young adults."
01/01/2015 - "Biodegradable magnesium screws and vascularized iliac grafting based on the ascending branch of lateral femoral circumflex artery for displaced femoral neck fracture in young adults can provide the satisfactory results with a low rate of complications including avascular necrosis and nonunion. "
05/01/2015 - "A shortcut review was carried out to establish whether routine use of magnesium as an adjunct to bupivacaine fascia iliaca nerve block in femoral neck fracture was effective in prolonging its analgaesic effect. "
11/01/1980 - "[Significance of magnesium, copper and zinc in medial femur neck fractures in the aged]."

12/01/2006 - "The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of propofol before positioning elderly patients with a femoral neck fracture in the lateral decubitus position, to perform a spinal anesthetic. "
12/01/2006 - "[Propofol to facilitate spinal anesthesia in the lateral position in patients with femoral neck fracture]."
02/01/2014 - "This case report discusses the advantages and pitfalls of the selection of local anesthetic and monitored anesthesia care using a propofol-ketamine-lidocaine admixture for an elderly patient with a femoral neck fracture who was receiving dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa). "

11/01/2014 - "Fondaparinux combined with mechanical prophylaxis is more effective in preventing postoperative PE following hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture than mechanical prophylaxis alone."
11/01/2014 - "The goal of this study was to analyze the effect of fondaparinux in reducing PE following hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture using large-scale retrospective data. "
11/01/2014 - "Employing data from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database from July 1 to December 31 between 2007 and 2010, we retrospectively identified 22,776 patients who underwent hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture; we included those who received mechanical prophylaxis alone (n = 17,984) and those who received both mechanical prophylaxis and pharmacological prophylaxis with fondaparinux (n = 4,792). "
11/01/2014 - "Effects of fondaparinux on pulmonary embolism following hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture: a retrospective observational study using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database."
09/01/2014 - "Thromboembolic prophylaxis is recommended with low molecular weight heparins (LMWH), fondaparinux (FON) or with the new oral anticoagulants (NOA) in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery while patients undergoing treatment of femoral neck fracture should be treated with LMWH or FON. "

09/01/1996 - "The first goal of this study was to determine if augmentation with an injectable, in situ setting, calcium-phosphate cement that is capable of being remodeled and was designed to mimic bone mineral significantly improved the strength and stiffness of fixation in a cadaveric femoral neck fracture model. "

08/01/2006 - "This is further evidence that total hip replacement in the right hands provides good results for the treatment of displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures. "
08/01/2006 - "Recent randomized controlled trials have shown that for the active and lucid elderly patient with a displaced femoral neck fracture, a primary total hip replacement (THR) is superior to internal fixation (IF) regarding the need for secondary surgery, hip function and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). "
08/01/2005 - "Recent randomized, controlled trials performed at two years postoperatively have shown that a primary total hip replacement is superior to internal fixation for the treatment of a displaced femoral neck fracture in a relatively healthy, mentally competent, elderly patient. "
03/19/2014 - "Total hip replacement is superior to internal fixation in the treatment of a displaced femoral neck fracture."
08/01/2005 - "Compared with internal fixation, primary total hip replacement provides a better outcome for mentally competent elderly patients with a displaced femoral neck fracture. "

06/01/2013 - "We believe that intertrochanteric osteotomy provides a good outcome for neglected femoral neck fractures. "
04/01/2014 - "Valgus osteotomy and repositioning and fixation with a dynamic hip screw and a 135° single-angled barrel plate was effective treatment for un-united and neglected femoral neck fractures."
03/01/2012 - "This study describes a 2- to 13-year follow-up of a novel technique for osteosynthesis of neglected femoral neck fractures and nonunions that combines internal fixation with the benefits of fibular grafting and valgus angulation osteotomy. "
06/01/1991 - "In a comparative biomechanical study of the stability of experimentally produced femoral neck fractures fixed with Knowles pins or with 6.5-mm cancellous screws, 12 matched pairs of anatomic specimen femurs were divided into four groups of standardized osteotomies. "
10/01/1983 - "The risk of applying compression to a sliding-screw-plate osteosynthesis in the treatment of femoral neck fractures was evaluated in an experimental study of 40 femoral neck osteotomies. "

09/01/2009 - "Both arthroplasties may be used with good results after displaced femoral neck fractures."
12/01/2015 - "The secondary aim of the study is to determine whether arthroplasty volume confers a protective effect on the mortality rate following femoral neck fracture treatment. "
12/01/2015 - "The purpose of the present study is to use a statewide, population-based data set to identify mortality rates at 30-day and 1-year postoperatively following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and hemiarthroplasty (HA) for displaced femoral neck fractures. "
08/01/2015 - "Eleven randomized controlled trials that compared arthroplasty (either hemiarthroplasty or THA) with internal fixation for treatment of patients with a femoral neck fracture were included in our analysis. "
08/01/2015 - "We performed a meta-analysis comparing arthroplasty (hemiarthroplasty or THA) with internal fixation in patients with displaced femoral neck fractures with respect to (1) mortality, (2) reoperation, (3) functional recovery, and (4) complications, including only randomized trials with a minimum of 4 years followup. "

07/01/2012 - "To investigate the early influence of traction on blood supply to the femur head after femoral neck fractures using digital subtraction angiography (DSA). "
07/01/2012 - "DSA observation of hemodynamic response of femoral head with femoral neck fracture during traction: a pilot study."
01/01/2004 - "From April 1993 to September 2001, 12 cases of traumatic femoral neck fracture were given diaplastic operation with fixation of 3 centre hollow pressed bolt and were conducted under os traction bed and "C" arm X-ray machine. "
08/29/1998 - "[Femoral neck fractures in children younger than 4 years: shorter hospital stays with the aid of traction at home]."
01/01/1991 - "Patients with a femoral neck fracture often undergo skeletal traction until surgery. "

08/01/2014 - "Fixation with cancellous screws and fibular strut grafts for neglected femoral neck fractures is cost-effective and technically less demanding, and associated with good outcomes."
03/01/2015 - "A randomized control trial study was conducted on the patients of femoral neck fractures managed with multiple cancellous screws (group A) and multiple cancellous screws with fibular graft (group B). "
03/01/2015 - "Aim of our study was to assess the role of addition of fibular strut graft to multiple cancellous screws in functional outcome, union and complications associated with those managed by only multiple cancellous screws in fresh femoral neck fractures. "
02/01/2013 - "The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of 2 surgical approaches for femoral neck fractures in young adults: internal fixation with or without a vascularized iliac graft. "
03/01/2010 - "[Study on the long-term effects of the quadratus femoris muscle pedicle bone graft with screw fixation for the treatment of femoral neck fractures in young adults]."