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Update Article • Rev. bras. ortop. 57 (3) • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1736473   copy

Intracapsular Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly* * Work developed at the Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo, Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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Abstract

Currently, intracapsular femoral neck fracture (IFNF) is still a great challenge for orthopedists. In spite of the progress that has been made, a high mortality rate persists in the first year, especially in Brazil, where there is no awareness that such fractures in elderly patients should be treated as amedical emergency. The present article seeks to provide an update on the preoperative, surgical, and postoperative approaches.

Keywords
hip fractures; femoral neck; fractures; elderly

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