Penetrating cervical hip fracture screws: Report of 4 cases

Kent Sundgren, Lennart Persson

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica · 1994 · 10 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

Screw fixation and immediate weight bearing is a standard procedure for cervical hip fracture. Most commonly, the screws slide outwards during weight bearing and union of the fracture. Exceptionally. mi- gration and penetration into the acetabulum are seen (Molander 1978, Posman and Morawa 1985. Kolstad 1986, Johnson et al 1990). We report 4 identical cas- es of migration and penetration of Olmed screws in- to the pelvis, in

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