Is new always better: comparison of the femoral neck system and the dynamic hip screw in the treatment of femoral neck fractures

Konrad Schuetze, Jakob Burkhardt, Carlos Pankratz, Alexander Eickhoff, Alexander Boehringer, Christina Degenhart, Florian Gebhard, Raffael Cintean

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery · 2022 · 44 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

FNS proved to be as reliable as DHS in all patients with hip fractures. Not the type of implant but blade positioning is still key to prevent implant failure. Still due to minimal invasive approach implant related infections and postoperative hematomas might have been prevented using the FNS.

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