A STUDY OF TREATMENT OF FRACTURE NECK OF FEMUR IN ADULT BY CONVENTIONAL CANNULATED HIP SCREWS

Dr Jiju George; Dr Anizh Cheriyan

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

A STUDY OF TREATMENT OF FRACTURE NECK OF FEMUR IN ADULT BY CONVENTIONAL CANNULATED HIP SCREWS

Dr Jiju George, Dr Anizh Cheriyan

Abstract :

Femoral neck fractures are most frequently in elderly female patients. They are uncommon in patients younger than 50 years. There is some racial variation in the incidence. They are less common in black races and more common in black females than in males. Currently, these fractures are most common in the white populations of Europe and North America⁵. Incidence increases exponentially with age. The risk of a second hip fracture within 2 years approaches 10% in women and 5% in men. In patients who sustain a second hip fracture, it is the same type of hip fracture in over 70%. This study is intended to help and understand the treatment and outcome of the above mentioned procedure.

Patients who have sustained an intra–capsular femoral neck fracture admitted in the Department of Orthopedics, Travancore Medical College, Kollam from July 2010 to August 2013 were taken for this study after taking their consent.

The age of the patient in the present study ranged from 50 to 60 years, with an average of 56.41 years, cases treated with Cannulated Cancellous Screw (CCS).

Though fractures of femoral neck are now better understood and the methods of treatment have improved, non–union and screw eakage of the femoral head are still serious problems.