title: Fragment fracture of the femoral head: a description of two cases.
abstract: Fragment fracture of the femoral head is a rare occurrence. The authors report two cases, in both of which there was dislocation of the hip, that was reduced non-surgically without at the same time obtaining reduction of the fractured fragment. In the first case the fragment was removed surgically while in the second case it was treated non-surgically as the cephalic lesion was unknown. At clinical-radiographic follow-up 2 years later, there was good functional recovery with no pain in the first patient, while early arthrosis developed in the second patient requiring prosthetic replacement surgery.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Ortopedica dell'Università, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sudanese
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed