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  • Title: Treatment of displaced fractures of the femoral neck. Smith-Petersen osteosynthesis versus sliding-nail-plate osteosynthesis.
    Author: Frandsen PA, Andersen PE.
    Journal: Acta Orthop Scand; 1981 Oct; 52(5):547-52. PubMed ID: 7331791.
    Abstract:
    In a prospectively planned follow-up study 383 cases of displaced medial fractures of the femoral neck were allocated either to Smith-Petersen osteosynthesis or to sliding-nail-plate osteosynthesis. Two hundred and forty-nine cases were followed for more than 2 years. The two differently treated groups were alike. The results showed that sliding-nail-plate osteosynthesis was significantly superior to Smith-Petersen osteosynthesis. We recommend that Smith-Petersen osteosynthesis be abandoned.
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