SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURE NECK OF FEMUR USING CANNULATED CANCELLOUS SCREWS IN PATIENTS AGED MORE THAN 50 YEARS

Abstract

Fractures of the femoral neck are devastating injuries that most often affects the elderly and have a tremendous impact on the health care system and society in general. Patients who have presented with fracture neck of femur over the age of 60, but have been performing from a functional point of view as a younger individual have been excellent candidates for reduction with internal fixation.Several studies have suggested that reduction and fixation of an intracapsular fracture of the hip with multiple pins or screws is associated with a lower rate of morbidity and mortality than treatment with prosthetic replacement. We evaluated the results with respect to the efficacy of internal fixation by cannulated cancellous screw in terms of survival of the implants, complications, the survival of the patients, and the function of the patients in whom the fracture had healed without the development of osteonecrosis.