title: Femoral head fractures.
abstract: This report includes six patients with femoral head fractures. Five were associated with posterior hip dislocation, of which one also had an ipsilateral trochanteric fracture. All were young adults who had been injured in automobile accidents. The protocol for management, indications for surgery and guidelines for evaluation of results are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. maged.m@aun.eun.eg
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mostafa
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000150:complications*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014143:Traction; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016474:Weight-Bearing