Treatment of Femoral Fracture through the Sliding Screw Portal Following Fixation of the Femoral Neck Fracture
Anupong Laohapoonrungsee MD*, Yuddhasert Sirirungruangsarn MD*, Theerachai Apivatthakakul MD*, Prasit Wongtreerachtanachai MD*
Affiliation : * Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai
The authors report a case of secondary femoral fracture through the sliding hip screw portal follow- ing fixation of the femoral neck fracture. The femoral neck and subtrochanteric fracture was successfully treated by superimposing a trochanteric stabilization plate (TSP) onto the regular sliding hip screw.
Keywords : Femoral neck fracture, Subtrochanteric fracture, Sliding hip screw, Trochanteric stabilizing plate
