Treatment of femoral fracture through the sliding screw portal following fixation of the femoral neck fracture.
The authors report a case of secondary femoral fracture through the sliding hip screw portal following fixation of the femoral neck fracture. The femoral neck and subtrochanteric fracture was successfully treated by superimposing a trochanteric stabilization plate (TSP) onto the regular sliding hip screw.
Laohapoonrungsee
Anupong
A
Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. alaohapo@mail.med.cmu.ac.th
Sirirungruangsarn
Yuddhasert
Y
Apivatthakakul
Theerachai
T
Wongtreerachtanachai
Prasit
P
D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged