Treatment of Fractures of Neck of Femur
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چکیده
1. The proper use of a Smith-Petersen nail is the best method of treating intracapsular fractures of the neck of the femur. Its simplicity and accuracy represent a great advance over older methods. 2. The Smith-Petersen nail is only the provision of an efficient internal splint. Its great merit is that it allows the patient to get up within a few days. 3. The Smith-Petersen nail will neither ensure nor encourage new bone formation, and therefore there must always be failures after its use. 4. The nail can only succeed if it is accurately inserted after the fracture has been perfectly reduced. 5. The open operation is the method of choice in young and vigorous patients. 6. For feeble old patients the blind method, usin-g a mechanical guide for inserting the nail, should be used. This is easy and is free from danger. 7. In ununited cases a bifurcation osteotomy is usually the method of choice.
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