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Femoral neck fractures in osteoarthritis of the hip

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Femoral neck fractures seldom occur in hips with a significant degree of osteoarthritis. Experience with three hitherto undescribed fractures around hip nails suggests that the ridge of new bone which forms on the inferior part of the femoral neck in osteoarthritis increases the strength of the neck, thus decreasing the tendency to neck fractures.

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In Hüftgelenken mit fortgeschrittener Osteoarthritis treten Oberschenkelhalsfrakturen selten auf. Die Erfahrung mit drei bisher nicht beschriebenen Frakturen an der Hüftnagelung läßt darauf schließen, daß die Oberfläche von neuem Knochen, der sich auf dem unteren Teil des Schenkelhalses bei Osteoarthritis bildet, die Festigkeit des Halses erhöht und damit die Tendenz zur Fraktur verringert.

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Cameron, H.U. Femoral neck fractures in osteoarthritis of the hip. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 93, 87–88 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386555

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