Fixation of a fracture of the femoral head with preservation of remaining soft-tissue attachments.
Residual soft-tissue attachments may provide a blood supply to femoral head fragments after fractures associated with traumatic dislocation of the hip. Screw fixation of these fractures without sacrifice of the attachments can prove to be difficult. A case is presented using a method of fixation--not, to my knowledge, previously reported--that preserves these attachments and facilitates subsequent removal of metalware.
Warren
P J
PJ
Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot, Berkshire, England.
D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015915:Motion Therapy, Continuous Passive; D011859:Radiography