Modified Pauwels' Intertrochanteric Osteotomy in Neglected Femoral Neck Fractures in Children: A Report of 10 Cases Followed for a Minimum of 5 Years

Abstract

An MPIO creates a biomechanical environment conducive to healing of a neglected femoral neck nonunion in a child while simultaneously correcting an associated coxa vara. The procedure also seems to have a biological role in helping restore viability to a noncollapsed femoral head with avascular necrosis.