Higher than expected incidence of femoral neck shortening seen among young patients after fracture fixation

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Higher than expected incidence of femoral neck shortening seen among young patients after fracture fixation

October 21, 2014
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Gerard P.
Slobogean
Higher than expected incidence of femoral neck shortening seen among young patients after fracture fixation
TAMPA, Fla. — Research presented here from a prospective trauma database showed femoral neck shortening of at least 5 mm following internal fixation in 54% of patients aged 60 years or younger. Read more