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Percutaneous Compression Plate versus Parallel Screws for Femoral Neck Fractures

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March 2024

Percutaneous Compression Plate versus Parallel Screws for Femoral Neck Fractures

Vol: 306| Issue: 3| Number:15| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of percutaneous compression plate to parallel screws in the treatment of nondisplaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients: a prospective, randomized study.

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg . 2023 Dec;143(12):7063-7071.

Contributing Authors:
T Wang H Yin X Zhao C Ma

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Two hundred eighteen patients with non-displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly individuals were randomized to receive internal fixation using either percutaneous compression plate (PCCP; n=97 analyzed) or parallel screws (PS; n=97 analyzed). The primary outcome of interest was the time to full weight-bearing, with secondary outcomes including operative time, intraoperative blood loss, hemoglob...

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