More than 20° posterior tilt of the femoral head in undisplaced femoral neck fractures results in a four times higher risk of treatment failure.

Jorn Kalsbeek Ariaan van Walsum Herbert Roerdink Inger Birgitta Schipper

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2021)

Garden type I and II FNFs with a significant preoperative posterior tilt (≥ 20°) seem to behave like unstable fractures and have a four times higher risk of failure. Preoperative posterior tilt ≥ 20° of the femoral head should be considered as a significant predictor for failure of treatment in Garden type I and II FNFs treated with the DLBP.

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