| Literature DB >> 26417587 |
Mahmoud A Hafez1, Hosamuddin Hamza1.
Abstract
Femoral head fracture (Pepkin fracture) is a serious injury that is usually caused by trauma with more incidences in young age. There is no definitive treatment suggested in literature for Pepkin fracture. In this work, a case with class IV Pipkin fracture is presented. Fixation of the fracture was done and the outcomes of the surgical procedure immediately and 6 years after surgery are documented.Entities:
Keywords: Pipkin fractures; femoral head fractures; total hip arthroplasty (THA)
Year: 2015 PMID: 26417587 PMCID: PMC4560709 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.08.09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Transl Med ISSN: 2305-5839