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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2022; 57(03): 360-368
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736473
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Intracapsular Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly[*]

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1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo, Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual (Iamspe), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo, Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual (Iamspe), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo, Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual (Iamspe), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo, Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual (Iamspe), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo, Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual (Iamspe), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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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 a medical emergency. The present article seeks to provide an update on the preoperative, surgical, and postoperative approaches.

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There was no financial support from public, commercial, or non-profit sources.


* 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.




Publication History

Received: 20 March 2021

Accepted: 18 May 2021

Article published online:
30 June 2022

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