title: Osteosynthesis in fractures of the femoral neck in the young adult.
abstract: The authors report 21 cases of fracture of the femoral neck in the young adult followed-up after a minimum of 2 years, which is a sufficient amount of time to be able to evaluate cephalic necrosis. The results obtained with the various methods of osteosynthesis were: excellent: 38%; good: 33.5%; fair: 9.5%; poor: 19%. Emphasis is made on the effectiveness of the Garden classification system for prognosis and treatment, and several aspects of the method used are discussed.
authors.affiliation: III Divisione, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Masetti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bungaro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beltrandi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Montanari
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lucaccini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography