title: Surgical management of fractured neck of femur.
abstract: The fractured neck of femur is the classically described fracture in osteoporotic elderly patients. Further, the fracture has a strong predominance in post-menopausal women and, although relatively uncommon in both children and young adults, where present in this age group it is usually the result of significant trauma. In elderly patients, with an already weakened bone, even minimal trauma may be sufficient to cause fracture and as such a fractured neck of femur is often referred to as a fragility fracture.
authors.affiliation: North West Deanery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR.
authors.forename: Atif A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kell
authors.forename: Wasim S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Khan M H
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ihsan
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dunkow
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods; D017698:Postmenopause; D011859:Radiography; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult