Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8598640 | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The incidence of avascular necrosis in young patients with a displaced femoral neck fractures treated with DHS was 24.6%. No statistically significant association was found between times elapsed to surgery, fracture displacement, and presence of derotation screw with osteonecrosis. Level of evidence IV.
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Authors
Carlos Roberto Schwartsmann, Henrique Marquardt Lammerhirt, Leandro de Freitas Spinelli, Ary da Silva Ungaretti Neto,