GENERAL ORTHOPAEDICS
Dynamic hip screw vs. cannulated screws in treating undisplaced subcapital hip fractures
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ANZ J Surg. 2013 Sep;83(9):679-83
Sixty patients, over the age of 50, with acute, minimally displaced subcapital neck of femur fractures were randomly assigned into one of two groups to receive treatment with two-hole dynamic hip screws or cannulated screws. Results indicated that while both methods are effective in treating femoral neck fractures, neither one was superior. Functionality at 1 year favoured patients in the cannulated screw group, but became similar to patients who received treatment with two-hole dynamic hip screws at final follow up (24 months).
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