Open AccessFemoral Neck Shortening After Hip Fracture Fixation Is Associated With Inferior Hip Function: Results From the FAITH Trial
Author(s) -
Jessica Felton,
Gerard P. Slobogean,
Sarah Jackson,
Gregory J. Della Rocca,
Susan Liew,
Robert Haverlag,
Kyle J. Jeray,
Sheila Sprague,
Nathan N. O’Hara,
Marc F. Swiontkowski,
Mohit Bhandari
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1531-2291
pISSN - 0890-5339
DOI - 10.1097/bot.0000000000001551
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral neck , hip fracture , surgery , retrospective cohort study , internal fixation , fixation (population genetics) , population , osteoporosis , environmental health
To describe the distribution of femoral neck shortening after internal fixation and to determine whether shortening is associated with inferior hip function at 24 months after a hip fracture in patients 50 years of age or older.