Open AccessBone impregnated hip screw in femoral neck fracture
Author(s) -
PK Sundar Raj,
Jiju A Nuuman,
Amish Sunder Pattathil
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.152472
Subject(s) - medicine , femoral neck , dentistry , orthodontics , surgery , osteoporosis
Femoral neck fractures are treated either by internal fixation or arthroplasty. Usually, cannulated cancellous screws are used for osteosynthesis of fracture neck of femur. The bone impregnated hip screw (BIHS) is an alternative implant, where osteosyntehsis is required in femoral neck fracture.